Redemption for Keogh

THE trophy on offer may be less prized and the host stadium much smaller but there is a neat symmetry to Stephen Keogh’s return to Cardiff tomorrow, 12 months after missing out on Munster’s greatest day in the Welsh capital.

With Alan Quinlan returning from long-term injury just in time for the Heineken Cup decider against Biarritz the St Munchin’s graduate was the fall guy last May at the Millennium Stadium.

Keogh made 54 appearances for Munster, nine of them in Europe. He even captained his province twice but has established a pivotal niche at the heart of the Leinster pack since his switch.