Penney happy to get into spirit for festive derby

Rob Penney might think it strange to be still working his rugby brain in the build up to a day when Santa Claus and kids are king, but he knows he better get used to it.

It’s a far cry from mid-summer in Canterbury to a potential wind and rain swept Galway but that’s what he acknowledges he bought into with his move from one hemisphere to another.

To be fair, he isn’t complaining and so today’s eagerly awaited derby between old but friendly rivals Connacht and Munster is something he looks forward to in earnest.