Denis Leamy banking on Thomond turnaround for Munster fortunes

Defence coach Denis Leamy is hopeful Munster's return to familiar surrounds for the first time this season can be the catalyst for an upturn in fortunes

HOME COMFORTS: Munster defense coach Denis Leamy. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

They will be firing up the floodlights at Thomond Park on Saturday evening for the first time this season as South Africa’s Bulls make their maiden appearance and a new hybrid playing surface gets its first trampling.

Yet while the 7.35pm kick-off and forecasts of rain are unlikely to encourage more than the hardcore of Munster faithful off their sofas or bar stools to watch a home team still struggling for form under new management, Denis Leamy knows returning to Thomond Park can be the place to spark life into what has been a disappointing BKT United Rugby Championship campaign thus far.