No more box-kicks? Munster game plan to include a variety of different kicking strategies, says Patterson

Patterson was perfectly happy to play for Larkham and he insisted there was just as much freedom to showcase his talents under the Australian as there is under the framework being set out by former Munster number nine and Racing 92 attack coach Prendergast.

FLYER: Paddy Patterson. ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Munster’s big guns may be back in red this Sunday when Graham Rowntree’s squad travels to the Dragons but it would be difficult to imagine Paddy Patterson taking a back seat following his fast start to the campaign.

In a contingent of scrum-halves that includes two current Ireland squad regulars Conor Murray and Craig Casey, chances are likely to come the way of the other nines in the group and Patterson started the BKT United Rugby Championship opener at Cardiff last Saturday with Neil Cronin coming off the bench.