Billy Holland backs Munster boys to stand up and fight

Munster are used to such backs-against-the-wall scenarios but what is it that makes them so uniquely able to turn adversity to their advantage and win against all odds?

Munster head coach Johann van Graan, right, and Billy Holland after a 2018 Heineken Champions Cup match. Picture:  between Exeter Chiefs and Munster at Sandy Park. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

You would imagine Billy Holland had seen everything there could possibly be to see over a Munster career in which he made 247 appearances.

It was the sort of career on and off the field that made the second row an obvious choice for this year’s Guinness Rugby Writers Ireland Tom Rooney award which came his way on Wednesday, a prestigious recognition of a lifetime’s dedication and service to the sport.