Fitzgerald determined to seize chance

With the likes of Simon Zebo, Andrew Conway and JJ Hanrahan to compete with, it hasn’t been easy for Stephen Fitzgerald to get a run in a Munster number 15 shirt.

So the talented full-back — who has impressed from his earliest days at Ardscoil Rís, through the Ireland 20s and Shannon seniors — is determined to make an impression in tomorrow’s Guinness PRO14 derby with Ulster at Thomond Park.

Tall, rangy, nimble and a natural footballer, the 22-year-old is one of several Munster squad members desperately in need of game-time.