Rassie Erasmus confirms he is staying at Munster

“I can’t speak highly enough for what a good coach Rassie is. It’s brilliant that he’s staying around."

Out of the darkness of a comprehensive Champions Cup semi-final defeat to Saracens there was some good news for the 50,000 Munster supporters leaving Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening.

Director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has told his players he is seeing out the remaining two seasons of his three-year contract, putting an end to speculation he was about to jump ship and return to his native South Africa.