Munster and Connacht have announced their teams ahead of their Pro14 test in Thomand Park tomorrow night.

This column was shaped on the flight from Shannon to Paris last Saturday night. There were several moments over the course of a surreal 30 hours in Limerick when I wasn’t sure if I was coming or going.

A hearse carrying the body of Munster Rugby legend, Anthony "Axel" Foley, who passed away suddenly in France last weekend, stopped briefly outside the home of Munster Rugby.