Varley’s view of the future

Another Munster campaign reaches its conclusion without silverware or even a final appearance to show for all the sweat, toil and trouble, leaving incoming head coach Anthony Foley and his squad with plenty to ponder over the summer months.

Three semi-final defeats in two seasons under Rob Penney might represent success to some teams. Yet Munster need to be in finals, their status demands it and that Magners League success over Leinster in 2011 is fading from memory as the most recent silverware to enter the trophy cabinet.

Sure, there were some justified gripes from both Penney and his captain Damien Varley in Scotstoun who were rightly frustrated by some questionable officiating from Marius Mitrea and a television match official hamstrung by an insufficient number of camera angles.