Penney banking on Keatley to steer Munster through

As with all things, life goes on and with O’Gara embarking on a fledgling coaching career with Metro, Munster head coach Penney is blooding not one but two out-halves to fill the boots of the province’s record points scorer.

The first challenge of the post-O’Gara era comes in Limerick this weekend and having shared starting roles at 10 in the opening four games of the RaboDirect Pro12 campaign between Keatley, 26, and 20-year-old JJ Hanrahan, Penney has opted to hand the more experienced man the reins.