Ronan carving out his own reputation

NIALL RONAN has spent most of his Munster career living in the shadows of David Wallace, begrudgingly accepting of scraps from the master flanker’s table.

But as Wallace finds himself in the throes of a rehabilitation programme from injury, Ronan has taken advantage through a string of top-class performances.

“He has been a guy who has lacked opportunities in the big-end games, played against Australia and New Zealand and a few Celtic League games but he has been on the bench for a lot of Heineken Cup games,” said coach Tony McGahan.