Racing is developing something like the old Munster team ethos...

I DIDN’T anticipate a boost at 6am on Wednesday morning but that’s what I got from reading Conor Murray’s quotes on his Munster future. That was pleasing, writes Ronan O’Gara. 

Something like that can change the tone and dynamic of a season within the squad. Because that’s exactly what was needed.

There was none of this ‘I’m having a look around, I’m seeing what’s best for my career etc’. He was unequivocal about his future and his admiration for Munster and what it means to him. That could be the kick-start the dressing room needs — ‘look what we have here, we need to start seeing the glass half-full as opposed to half empty all the time’.