The Munster core values van Graan dare not tinker with

Johann van Graan’s first week as a head coach is one he is unlikely to forget, says Donal Lenihan.

Following on from Keith Earls’s hamstring injury in Irish camp before the November opener against South Africa, came the news that Chris Farrell will be out of action until the end of January after injuring his knee.

With Jaco Taute already crocked and out of the pool stages of Europe, Van Graan now faces a midfield crisis.