Munster to host Declan Kidney's London Irish in Cork pre-season fixture

Irish advanced to the Challenge Cup quarterfinals this season and finished seventh in the Premiership

FAMILIAR FOE: Incoming Munster head coach Graham Rowntree. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Munster Rugby have announced that they will host Declan Kidney's London Irish in a pre-season friendly clash.

Graham Rowntree will become the new head coach of Munster in the coming weeks, and his first port of call will be friendlies against Irish and fellow Premiership side Gloucester.