Munster already in must-win territory against Zebre

FIRST YEAR: Ruadhan Quinn is set to become the youngest player to appear in a competitive fixture for Munster in the professional era. Pic: INPHO/Ben Brady

Three weeks into the BKT United Rugby Championship campaign and Munster are already in must-win territory as they welcome Zebre Parma to Musgrave Park, Cork, on Saturday evening (5:05pm).

Two defeats in a row away from home have set alarm bells outside the walls of Munster’s High Performance Centre but even head coach Graham Rowntree could do with relieving some of the mounting external pressure by delivering a win that would validate the progress he is seeing on the training pitch.