Munster’s travel jinx strikes again

MUNSTER’S travel jinx struck again yesterday when the team had to endure a five hour delay en-route to Wales for a Celtic League game with Celtic Warriors this evening.

Fri, 02 Apr, 2004 - 01:00
Barry Coughlan

It is the third time this season the Munster party faced major disruptions going and coming from Heineken Cup/Celtic League games abroad.

Yesterday half the party were left sitting in Cork airport when a Munster chartered aircraft developed landing system failings and was unable to complete the journey to Cork, where the weather was inclement.

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