Larkham content to work around Munster's marquee absences

Stephen Larkham is still finding his feet in Munster but he could hardly have picked a more difficult time to come on board given the disruption caused by the World Cup.

Any notion he might have had that he now had a full squad to work with once everyone settled back after Japan, quickly disappeared as the IRFU mandate directed that World Cup players should be given two successive games off over the Christmas.