Munster pause to honour their own

THERE are still a number of big games to go, but sitting in second position in the Magners League with only three rounds remaining, and with a Heineken Cup semi-final place secured, it’s already been a good year for Munster rugby.

The fact they are still very much alive and fighting on two fronts is down to another massive squad effort, injuries and international duties taken in stride, someone always ready and able to step into the breach.

On Sunday May 9, a week after that Heineken Cup date in San Sebastian with Biarritz, the fourth annual Munster Rugby Awards, in association with the Irish Examiner, will take place at Thomond Park, and four members of that squad have been nominated by their peers for the prestigious Munster Player of the Year award.