Restless Zebo gunning for action against Dragons

Given it has been 103 days since he last threw a pass in anger, Simon Zebo could be forgiven for feeling just a little frustrated that he still has two more days to go before he finally rejoins the party for Munster at Thomond Park.

Though June 7 ended in defeat for Zebo, as Ireland suffered a 42-10 first Test defeat at Eden Park to the world champion All Blacks, it was enough of a red-letter day for the Munster wing to have nothing but happy memories and positives to take from a Test debut at one of rugby’s most hallowed grounds. It is just a shame Zebo has not seen any playing time since.

That should change on Saturday night, now the IRFU through its player welfare programme has released Zebo to start his season in Munster’s home RaboDirect Pro12 encounter at home to Dragons.