Foley’s mind only on Reds job

New Munster head coach Anthony Foley could be forgiven for enduring a few shivers of apprehension after seeing the Gloucester team chosen by his old mate Laurie Fisher for this afternoon’s pre-season friendly at Kingsholm.

Other than BJ Botha, Donncha O’Callaghan and CJ Stander, few of the Munster side will be well known outside the province. In contrast, Fisher, the recent past Munster forwards coach, has included British & Irish Lions Billy Twelvetrees, Richard Hibbard and James Hook; current English internationals Jonny May and Ben Morgan; Scottish scrum-half Greig Laidlaw and John Afoa, the New Zealand prop signed during the close season from Ulster.

Foley, however, refuses to concern himself with Gloucester, preferring to concentrate on his squad, safe in the knowledge that in three to five weeks, he will be in a position to field whatever side he wishes.