Foley aims to get more contract deals over the line

Munster head coach Anthony Foley is hopeful more of his players will commit their futures to the province in the wake of a quartet of key contract signings yesterday.

Ireland internationals Felix Jones, Dave Foley and Dave Kilcoyne each put pen to paper on two-year contracts yesterday while Stephen Archer’s three-year deal, revealed yesterday, was confirmed by Munster as preparations continued for the Champions Cup visit of pool rivals Clermont Auvergne to a sold-out Thomond Park on Saturday evening.

There are still more futures to be decided, not least that of captain Peter O’Mahony, whose current two-year IRFU contract is up in June, but Anthony Foley is optimistic a lot of business can get done in the coming weeks.