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Old master Gaffney eyes high-flying Munster

ALAN GAFFNEY, the former Munster coach and now assistant to the beleaguered Eddie Jones with Australia, was an interested spectator at Thomond Park yesterday.

Old master Gaffney eyes high-flying Munster

Thu, 01 Dec, 2005 - 00:00

Charlie Mulqueen

He was watching successor, Declan Kidney put his players through their paces in preparation for Saturday’s Celtic League clash with Ulster at Musgrave Park.

Table toppers Munster regard this as a crucial encounter in the context of the Celtic League itself and also in getting into the right frame of mind for the back-to-back Heineken Cup ties against Gwent Dragons on December 10 and 17.

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Rugby Celtic League Place: Thomond Park Place: Musgrave Park Place: Ireland Person: Gaffney Person: Alan Gaffney Person: Eddie Jones Person: Declan Kidney Person: Kidney Person: Marcus Horan Person: Federico Pucciarello Person: Shaun Payne Person: Mark McCall Person: McCall Person: Justin Fitzpatrick Person: Paul Shields Person: Matt McCullough Person: Rory Best Person: Rowan Frost Person: Fitzpatrick Person: Rod Moore Person: Simon Best Person: Bryan Young Person: Andrew Trimble Person: Paul Steinmetz Person: Kevin Maggs Person: S Best Person: B Young Person: R Moore Person: R Best Person: N Brady Person: J Harrison Person: M McCullough Person: R Caldwell Person: N Best Person: N McMillan Person: R Wilson Person: S Ferris Person: I Boss Person: K Campbell Person: D Humphreys Person: A Larkin Person: P Steinmetz Person: K Maggs Person: A Trimble Person: J Topping Person: T Bowe Person: B Cunningham Person: F Pucciarello Person: J Hayes Person: M Horan Person: F Roche Person: J Flannery Person: D Fogarty Person: T Hogan Person: D O’Callaghan Person: M O’Driscoll Person: A Foley Person: D Wallace Person: D Leamy Person: J O’Sullivan Person: S Keogh Person: P Stringer Person: T O’Leary Person: R O’Gara Person: J Manning Person: A Pitout Person: A Horgan Person: J Kelly Person: T Halstead Person: G Connolly Person: B Murphy Person: M Lawler Person: S Payne Event: Celtic League Event: Heineken Cup Organisation: Munster Organisation: Australia Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Gwent Dragons Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Wallaby

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