Prendergast: Munster will adapt to Andy Farrell's World Cup prep 

ADAPTING: Attack coach Mike Prendergast, left, and defence coach Denis Leamy during a Munster rugby squad training session at the University of Limerick in Limerick. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Confirmation of a South African tour next month for an ‘Emerging Ireland’ side has yet to land but the provinces are already cutting their cloth to suit this new measure even in pre-season.

Munster are working with an enlarged training group under new head coach Graham Rowntree and the prospect of losing some players to international duties in the southern hemisphere has played some part in informing that decision.