Munster centre Farrell grateful for Prendergast role in reviving career

There is no disguising the links that have bonded Munster and Racing 92 since Ronan O’Gara began his coaching journey in Paris in 2013. Donnacha Ryan, Simon Zebo, and Mike Prendergast have since found their way to the Top 14 outfit while the relationship between the European rivals has also been strengthened on a deeper emotional level by the tragic and sudden death of Anthony Foley in the city in the hours before a Champions Cup pool clash in October 2016.

Yet aside from the obvious connections thrown up this weekend as the Irish province returns to the French capital to face its exiled sons at La Défense Arena, there will also be a reunion for Munster centre Chris Farrell and his former Grenoble coach Prendergast.