Marcus Horan: The shine has been taken out of the Munster Senior Cup

Shannon head coach Marcus Horan admits he doesn’t believe the Munster Senior Cup is “special anymore” ahead of his side’s quarter-final clash with Young Munster.

The Grand Slam-winning prop experienced some fine highs in the provincial cup during his playing days but thinks it has lost its shape and structure in recent years, and with that, its attraction.

As the 39-year-old puts it: “We have a situation where if you win, you don’t know when the next round is. The cruel thing for me is, I’ve been part of those days. I have Munster Senior Cup medals up there with my Heineken Cup medals as regards memories and the importance of them.