Foley’s Munster A team on the brink

MUNSTER’s quest to unearth the senior players of the future continues at Musgrave Park tonight (7.30) when the ‘A’ team takes on Scottish side Heriots in their final pool game of the British and Irish Cup.

By and large, coach Anthony Foley has stuck with the tried and trusted players who have helped guide Munster to the cusp of semi-final qualification – they need just a losing bonus point to advance alongside Cornish Pirates, Doncaster and either London Welsh or Ulster, who must beat Aberavon at home in Ravenhill tonight (7.30) in order to move into the last four.

Yet he hasn’t held back from some experimentation either and has named sub-academy player Mike Kelleher (Richmond) in the centre alongside regular Scott Deasy.