Former Munster man helped Chris Farrell make decision to join province

Farrell enjoyed a winning Munster debut in the opening-night 34-3 bonus-point victory over Benetton last Friday.

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, writes Simon Lewis.

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.