Donal Lenihan: A day that made you feel extremely proud to be a Munster man

With a total of 12 players set to make their first ever appearance in a senior shirt the challenge facing Munster had reached epic proportions

Munster players following the Heineken Champions Cup Pool B match between Wasps and Munster at Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry, England. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

What a weekend that was. Rarely has a Munster team announcement attracted as much attention as the one produced by Johann van Graan at lunchtime last Friday.

Confirmation that none of the players exiting their Covid-induced quarantine at midnight on Saturday would be included in the matchday squad served to highlight the magnitude of the task at hand for Munster in Coventry on Sunday.