Barry Murphy hoping Munster can respond positively to 'nightmare situation' 

Munster head coach Johann van Graan. Picture: Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Their departure from South Africa is at last in sight but there remain several hurdles for Munster to clear if they are to give the best possible account of themselves at Wasps on Sunday week.

Both Munster and Cardiff had been denied permission to leave Cape Town 24 hours earlier following positive Covid-19 test results in their respective squads. Munster have one confirmed case and Cardiff two, one of which is of the new Omicron variant that prompted the postponement of two rounds of United Rugby Championship games that were to be played in South Africa.