Conor Murray: Feelgood factor high at Munster

For Conor Murray, this new season with Munster is just like starting over. The darkness has passed and only clear skies lie ahead.

Such is the positivity coursing through the province right now, the Munster and Ireland scrum-half — back in harness after a delayed return to the number nine jersey last weekend — is determined it should stay that way.

The bounce being experienced by this squad from moving into Munster’s impressive High-Performance Centre at the University of Limerick cannot be underestimated. Added to a fresh outlook offered by incoming director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus, and a re-tooled coaching staff, it amounts to a clean start after the miserable 2015-16 season.