Break from action 'invaluable' for new Munster coaches — Murphy

Munster forwards coach Graham Rowntree and senior coach Stephen Larkham. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Ireland’s lockdown could provide an upside for Munster’s new coaching team as the province prepares to return to action later this year.

That is the view of former Munster centre Johne Murphy who thinks the indefinite suspension of the Guinness PRO14 campaign due to the Covid-19 pandemic can benefit head coach Johann van Graan and his new coaching ticket featuring Stephen Larkham and Graham Rowntree.