Kidney hails Munster young guns

IT wasn’t pretty but Munster coach Declan Kidney was delighted after his side sneaked to the narrowest of Magners League wins over Border Reivers at Thomond Park on Saturday night.

Explained Kidney: “We were missing 20 contracted players and two development players, so to go out there and secure a win against a close to full strength Borders team is excellent.

“The performance, overall, is something we will have to take a look at, but the result is absolutely huge. It shows there are rugby players in Munster who are prepared to go out and put themselves about. We finished the game with two academy props, a development second row and two back-row players; two young half backs, and a newcomer James Downey giving it a go at 12.