Intriguing opener as pupil meets the master

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney could not have asked for a more difficult start to the competitive season at Donnybrook this evening.

The Celtic League opens with a game between the champions of the first two campaigns and sees Gaffney takes on his old student, Gary Ella in a battle of coaching wits.

However, Gaffney and Ella are looking forward to the confrontation. Gaffney taught Ella the ropes as a young player in Sydney club Randwick and Ella has never forgotten the advice and expertise he picked up.