Injury setbacks add to Van Graan’s woes

The injuries piled up for Munster over the weekend but Johann van Graan is hopeful the return of other key figures can help to offset the losses heading into a crucial Christmas and New Year period.

Munster have to negotiate three inter provincial clashes, two away at Connacht and Ulster either side of a visit from Leinster to Thomond Park, before resuming their bid for Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final qualification at Racing 92 in Paris on January 12.