Italian job gets tougher for Munster
As Bloemfontein’s Toyota Cheetahs meet Ulster at Ravenhill to underscore the revamp of a competition widely viewed as a poor relation to the moneybags in England and France, Munster kick off their campaign at Musgrave Park this evening (7:35pm) against a Treviso outfit renamed Benetton Rugby and with a spring in their step after some impressive summer recruitment.
Highlanders fly-half Marty Banks and Crusaders back rower Whetu Douglas have boosted the Italians’ ranks and will be making their competitive debuts in Cork while Munster will have some interesting and potentially exciting additions themselves as the Reds attempt to put their heavy Pro12 final defeat to Scarlets in Dublin last May behind them.
