Pace of Munster pack always determined by leader van Graan

Just four months into his first job as a head coach, Johann van Graan is still adapting to a vastly different life in a different climate with a different attitude to rugby. But he has made a swift mark on the province as he creates a Munster for people who get up early in the morning.

Situations move quickly in rugby. Take the Six Nations. Just seven weeks ago Ireland were staring down the barrel of a French gun in Paris, rampant England had a third Six Nations title in a row and Jacob Stockdale was a championship rookie little known outside of the four provinces. And we all know how things have progressed in regard to each of those scenarios.

Things change at a remarkable speed in this game and Johann van Graan would have every reason to feel the room is spinning around him, given the rate of adjustment necessary in his world as he settles into life as Munster head coach.