McMillan hedging bets on Bulls return for Crowley and Beirne

Munster hope to have Tadhg Beirne and Jack Crowley back for their URC quarter-final trip to Bulls in South Africa in 12 days but Clayton McMillan was hedging his bets in the aftermath of the 24-17 win that saw his side reach the end of season play-offs.

On another disruptive night for a Munster squad already missing eight frontline players, Ireland fly-half Crowley was pulled from the starting line-up to face the Lions four minutes before kick-off in their must-win final game of the regular season.

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