![]() ![]() “The key to that was the last two weeks,” said a proud Costello. Ian Costello ran the show in the High Performance Centre, along with his academy assistants Andy Kyriacou and Greig Oliver, as well as the input of the senior coaches in isolation and the nine test players were spared the trek to South Africa. And at the time, those odds didn’t seem particularly generous, not least given Munster were missing the 34 players who were ensnared South Africa when red list restrictions were introduced. It also completed an Irish four-timer which the bookies rated a 20/1 chance earlier in the week. Their mix of Test match warriors and a bunch of unlikely lads turned likely lads reminded the province and everyone else that their academy and clubs are still producing, and how.Ĭoming after Connacht’s 36-9 bonus point win over Stade Francais at the Sportsground, it left the two Irish sides alongside Toulouse and Bristol in a formative Pool B table. Their bonus point, 35-14 win away to Wasps didn’t just launch their Heineken Champions Cup, it will have resonated within the entire province as one of the proudest days among the many they’ve had in Europe. Munster dug deep, not just on the day, but over the last two weeks in going back to their roots in their hour of need. ![]()
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