'They’re a good team aren’t they?': Graham Rowntree still trying to crack Leinster code

No-one in the Munster camp needs reminding of the run of six consecutives defeats to their arch-rivals these past two-plus years but the 16-6 loss at the RDS four weeks ago perhaps stings the most

Fri, 23 Apr, 2021 - 06:00

Simon Lewis

The frustration of Munster’s no-show in the Guinness PRO14 final last month leaps off the page from Graham Rowntree’s words this week but he insists there are no psychological hang-ups about facing Leinster all over again tomorrow.

No-one in the Munster camp needs reminding of the run of six consecutives defeats to their arch-rivals these past two-plus years but the 16-6 loss at the RDS four weeks ago perhaps stings the most and is certainly still raw as the squad prepares to renew the rivalry back at the scene of the crime in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup.