Tipoki makes Munster link-up

NEW ZEALAND Maori captain Rua Tipoki teams up with Munster today, and is all set to get medical and work-permit clearance.

Munster don’t expect any last minute hitch following the decision to sign him — on the understanding he was willing to travel to Ireland at this time and not to participate in the Air New Zealand provincial championship.

Four years ago, New Zealand legend Christian Cullen arrived in Ireland late in the season, but had suffered a shoulder injury a week earlier and then had to have re-construction surgery.