McGahan resolutely focused on Munster

Provincial trouble may be disappearing in the rear-view mirror and Test-match glory on the road in front of him but Tony McGahan will consider neither while there is still the job of leading Munster’s assault on two trophies over the next 10 weeks.

With a Heineken Cup quarter-final to prepare for and the resumption of Munster’s pursuit of a home RaboDirect Pro12 semi-final berth tomorrow night in Galway, reflections on a time in charge of a transitional period in the province’s rugby history will have to wait until the Australian completes his tenure as director of coaching at season’s end.

And while there is excitement ahead in the shape of a return home to a prestigious job as the Australian Rugby Union’s coaching coordinator, McGahan is determined to follow his players’ example when reacting to the news last month of his imminent departure and concentrate on the task at hand.