Alex Kendellen advancing claims to be big part of Munster’s future

Man of the match Alex Kendellen showed he will be a key figure at Thomond Park

Italy’s Drago Filippo tackles Ireland’s Alex Kendellen at Cardiff Arms Park. Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA

Alex Kendellen is still just 20 and at the start of his career so it would be unfair to ask him to step straight into the boots of the now retired CJ Stander at Munster next season.

Kendellen is not at Stander’s just level yet, but he has shown by captaining Ireland’s Under-20 side at the junior Six Nations that he will very much be a key figure at Thomond Park moving forwards.