National training camps have hindered Munster, says Williams

CONVENTIONAL wisdom suggests Munster should fare better in Saturday's Heineken Cup tie at Kingsholm, because the season is more advanced this time.

Last year, it was their first game of the campaign and on coach Alan Gaffney's admission, they weren't as well prepared as they might have been.

However, skipper Jim Williams says, "This time we've had the interruptions because of the national camps and they haven't helped our cause at all.