TWO games into the new season and Munster coach Tony McGahan has every reason to be pleased with progress. For the second week in succession, Munster overcame more experienced English Premiership opposition, in front of more than 7,000 fans who came to enjoy a highly competitive match on a rare sunny summer evening at Musgrave Park.

NEW Leinster second-row Nathan Hines has pinpointed the province’s progression from nearly men to European kingpins as a deciding factor in his decision to join from Edinburgh.