Chris Farrell convinced he made the right decision

Chris Farrell did not need his arm twisted when the chance to move back from France to Ireland was presented to him in the form of a contract offer from Munster.

Yet life in the Top14 was good for the Belfast-born centre and it needed a reassuring chat from former Munster scrum-half Mike Prendergast to put his mind at ease.

Ten weeks since landing in Limerick for his first pre-season campaign, the 24-year-old is convinced he made the right decision after three seasons in Grenoble. With the club in financial turmoil last season and relegation from the French top flight seemingly inevitable, Farrell knew he would have to leave the alpine club this summer. It was just a question of where to?