Stringer set to join ‘100’ club

Peter Stringer is poised to write his name into the history books as only the third player to secure 100 caps in European competitions should he get the nod to start in Bath’s Amlin Challenge Cup game against Rugby Mogliano tomorrow.

Former Munster team-mates Ronan O’Gara (110) and John Hayes (101) are the sole pair to have crossed the three figure threshold and while Stringer appreciates the scale of the achievement, memories more so than numbers are what he treasurers most.

“It makes me feel like I’ve been playing the game for a while,” he joked.