Munster chief, Garrett Fitzgerald: Donnacha Ryan a big loss

Munster Rugby chief executive Garrett Fitzgerald has paid tribute to Donnacha Ryan, who leaves the province at the end of this season for Racing 92 in Paris.

“Obviously you don’t want to lose your best players, Donnacha was in the prime of his career, it’s been proven that second rows play their best from 28, 30 years of age plus.

“We had a very amicable relationship with Donnacha and we still do, he’ll give us 100% to the end of the seasons, and now he’s decided to go elsewhere to play, we’ll be the first to wish him the best of luck.