Rassie will break his rules to wait for Murray

Conor Murray will be given every possible chance to prove his fitness to face Toulouse this Saturday, with Munster prepared to wait until the morning of the game to see if the Ireland scrum-half’s injured shoulder can heal.

With preparations under way for Munster’s biggest game in three seasons, a first European knockout fixture since 2013-14, the province’s normal protocols are being ignored in order to get their play-making number nine on the field to face the four-time European champions in a sell-out clash at Thomond Park on Saturday evening.

There are clearly some players worth breaking the rules for and Murray fits the bill, so integral is the 27-year-old to Munster’s success and the lack of experience in the squad to cover his absence.