Dave Kilcoyne impressed by Caroline Currid input in Munster’s emotional success

Dave Kilcoyne has been very impressed by the impact of consultant sports psychologist Caroline Currid

CENTRAL ROLE: Dave Kilcoyne during a Munster training session at the University of Limerick this week. Kilcoyne has been very impressed by the impact of consultant sports psychologist Caroline Currid. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

As satisfying as last Sunday’s victory at Wasps was to all concerned with Munster, there quickly came the realisation that the circumstances of that unlikely Heineken Champions Cup bonus-point win made it a unique event. The challenge against Castres at Thomond Park this evening is to park last weekend’s emotional success, kick on, and win again.

If the win in Coventry was a triumph for the impact of strength in adversity, of finding continuity in a makeshift team littered with newcomers, it was aided by the input of consultant sports psychologist Caroline Currid, the woman behind the scenes of the Limerick hurlers’ All-Ireland triumphs in recent years. Yet as Dave Kilcoyne explained, there needed to be a change of tack in the message being delivered this week in anticipation of the French Top 14 club’s visit.