Ronan back in seventh heaven

After seven months of breaking the pain barrier to rescue his career, Niall Ronan is delighted to be back in action for Munster. Surgery and a long rehab programme may have helped mend cruciate ligament damage but it also put Ronan’s resolve to the test.

However, two games into his return and he no longer feels a sense of isolation.

Ronan first got 50 minutes’ game time for Munster A before making his RaboDirect return in the bonus-point victory over Newport Gwent Dragons last weekend. The good news is that he is feeling no ill effects from the experience and his confidence is growing after successfully negotiating 70 minutes of the 80.