Van Graan exit ain’t the mess it appears for Munster Rugby but questions remain

Van Graan’s decision not to renew with Munster, after being offered a contract extension, merits deliberation before everyone gallops onto the succession stakes

Munster head coach Johann van Graan and forwards coach Graham Rowntree. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

The end-of-season departure of Munster head coach Johann van Graan so soon after his assistant Stephen Larkham confirmed a similar exit timeline suggests a haemorrhaging province in an unhealthy state of flux.

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