Dealing with defeat

The deconstruction and reconstruction of professional rugby through technology is now a critical part of a coach’s armoury. Munster’s Alan Gaffney is no different. Declan Colley reports on the anatomy of a Heineken Cup defeat to today’s opponents Castres.

Prologue

MUNSTER’S video analyst George Murray called to Alan Gaffney’s house in Limerick at 3.30 last Sunday afternoon. They watched the Leicester-Wasps Heineken Cup game. They then went to work on the deconstruction of the game against Castres.