Coach leaves a legacy of memories

As Tony McGahan prepares to take charge of Munster for possibly the final time at home before departing to a new job in his native Australia, Simon Lewis looks back at the top five Thomond Park moments of his tenure.

Those 41 phases and that drop goal, November 13, 2011

Cast by some as underdogs in their own backyard in this Heineken Cup pool opener against the previous season’s Heineken Cup runners-up, Munster showed their mettle with a rousing finish to beat Northampton Saints 23-21. The way McGahan’s side kept possession through 41 phases to manoeuvre Ronan O’Gara into position for a game-winning drop goal deep in added time is already the stuff of legend.