Munster rugby hope for successful winter

Munster return to a happy hunting ground this afternoon when they will hope to bring this block of Pro12 games to a successful conclusion in Edinburgh before turning their attention to the Champions Cup next weekend.

And with a lengthy injury list being offset somewhat by the World Cup being over and three temporary signings coming on board, assistant coach Brian Walsh believes that a successful winter lies in big competition for places.

Today’s clash at Murrayfield is the fourth in a run of 16 successive games to the end of January and Walsh said that the key to making that marathon sequence a success lay in players pushing each other for starting positions.