Off Broadway, Munster put on a show. Much to the delight of coach Rowntree

'The young lads who came in, they’ve been training with us for a while now so they know what sort of intensity is required and they’re used to that and the really shone'

NEW REDS: Munster's Max Clein and Dylan Hicks at The Stoop on Friday night. Pic: Juan Gasparini, Inpho

In Cork, Ireland’s U20s were kicking up a storm. In Dublin, they were gathering for the Six Nations clash with Gatland’s Wales.

In London, away from prying eyes, the Munster regeneration was gathering pace. Only those wise to the merits of Harlequins’ YouTube station were able to watch Graham Rowntree’s tyros post seven tries, many of them works of art, in a 43-35 thriller at the Twickenham Stoop.