Munster target Tipoki as McAlister hopes fade

NEW ZEALAND Maori inside centre Rua Tipoki could be Munster-bound in time for next season’s Heineken Cup campaign.

Coach Declan Kidney and manager Jerry Holland travelled to England last week for Ireland A’s Churchill Cup clash with the Maoris — and their apparent target was Tipoki.

Munster have identified a few possible replacements for South African Trevor Halstead, but there is no doubt that the deposed Heineken Cup champions need to build up an already strong squad in specific areas.