Munster still mull over new training site

Munster Rugby are still deciding on the best location for their long-awaited single training base although a decision is due by the end of the month, according to sources.

Former director of coaching, Tony McGahan, and manager Shaun Payne, whose tenures finished at the end of the season, both highlighted the need for a single training base for the Munster squad as one of the priorities for the province’s hopes of future success.

In what has long been a thorny subject to resolve owing to the twin power bases in Munster rugby, players have split their time between the University of Limerick and Cork Institute of Technology for squad training sessions, a set-up that requires many hours of potential preparation time spent on the 112-kilometre road between the two bases.