'Looking at stats doesn’t always do the game justice': How Munster make the most of the numbers game

Collecting data and knowing what to do with it, though, is a feat every bit as specialised as turning good athletes into trophy winners

Munster strength and conditioning coach Cian Gormley. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

What will it take for Munster to return to the winners' enclosure this season? A win against Leinster at Thomond Park tonight would be a start.

Johann van Graan’s squad seem in an excellent space to deliver on their early-season promise and secure a first win over the Guinness PRO14 champions since December 2018.