Varley: There’s no crisis, and we hope to prove that

DAMIAN VARLEY insists Munster will put a mini-crisis behind them by defeating Ospreys at Thomond Park tonight and advancing to the Magners League final.

Varley believes recent criticism of the province is over the top and disagrees with claims the side are in decline.

He said: “Munster is not in crisis. It is not an ageing team. We have some excellent young players and have used 52 players during the Magners League this season. We have had a few bad days and days when players haven’t been focused but Munster is not in crisis, and we hope to prove that. “The loss to Harlequins (in the Amlin Cup semi final) was very upsetting. And it is extremely hurtful for supporters, especially in this economic climate, to be forking out money and witnessing a day when we never showed up.”