Murray: Consistency key to making us contenders

Conor Murray has helped steer Munster to two Heineken Cup semi-finals and though the chances of making it a third seem far slimmer this season, the Ireland scrum-half insists the belief remains that his province can still be European contenders.

“It’s a long way to the final. You have to have that belief,” Murray said. “But we’re starting off with a new coaching staff and a new game-plan, the players have huge belief that we can execute that quite well. And we’re starting to, against Leinster was the time when we really dominated the breakdown and really looked good. Other games we’ve played quite well.

“So the game-plan is there for us. Did we punch above our weight? I don’t think so.