We need to talk about Conor Murray… or do we?

A good columnist never strays into the territories of speculation and conjecture. Nonetheless, when tomorrow’s Champions Cup semi-final is going to come down to a one-score game (and it probably will), it’s tough to avoid the Conor Murray conversation.

That he is not starting or involved Saturday is a blow. I don’t have the important medical details of his injury (hence the speculation), but it’s clearly not a straightforward ‘stinger’ to the shoulder.

He seems to be giving it a go every week — two good days, then one bad, presumably when the nerve gets aggravated. But the fact that the Munster management seemed to be ruling him out so early this week now, with the benefit of hindsight, indicates they had decided to go with Duncan Williams anyway.