Increased push for places has driven us on

RABODIRECT PRO12:

The international second-row reckons Munster have already come a long way from where they were last season, notwithstanding theachivement of having reached the last four in Europe in Rob Penney’s first year as coach.

“It’s great,” said Ryan in relation to the progress he feels has been made. “It raises standards across the boards and that is what we want. We didn’t really figure too well in the Rabo last season. We finished sixth and it was a reflection of where our squad was at.