Duncan Williams marks 150th landmark against boyhood hero Michael Bradley

Duncan Williams will make his 150th appearance for Munster in Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 clash with Zebre at Thomond Park. It’s a game that provides the 32-year-old Corkman with another opportunity to show how he remains a highly valuable member of the squad.

The tie holds special appeal for Williams, given that the Zebre coach Michael Bradley has been an idol since his early days learning the scrum-half trade at CBC.

“I remember watching him at school,” Williams recalls. “I think it was fifth year and we were going to the Irish schoolboys. The scrum-halves were from Cork, myself and Dave O’Leary, and we were both Con men. He came down and did a few sessions with us.