Rowntree says Munster players ‘distraught’ at  defeats: ‘You felt like we’d lost by 30 points’

After some downtime for the players next week, Munster training will focus on executing “skills under pressure” in the lead-up to Cardiff.

EARLY DAYS: Munster Head Coach Graham Rowntree.

Graham Rowntree will be saving the hairdryer treatment for now but Munster’s players know they need to elevate their level of performance after two pre-season defeats featuring first-half shutouts.

In a Munster Rugby video, recorded earlier in the summer but released last week, Rowntree spoke of having to “save those moments, the hairdryer, for when it’s appropriate, otherwise it’s just not powerful”.