Kyriacou pleased with Munster learnings ahead of Leinster test, insists there's still 'loads of things to work on'

'Look, you know, away up in Dublin is always a big challenge,' Andi Kyriacou said. 'We’re not looking for anything too drastic in terms of improvements. This is a long process that we’re going through.'

MORE IMPROVEMENT COMING? Munster head coach Graham Rowntree, left, and forwards coach Andi Kyriacou during a Munster rugby squad training session at the University of Limerick in Limerick. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

The biggest challenge yet of this Munster rebuild under Graham Rowntree awaits in Dublin this Saturday but that will not distract the new management from their long-term goals to turn the Reds into serious contenders for silverware.

A morale-boosting 31-17 bonus-point victory over BKT United Rugby Championship heavyweights the Bulls at Thomond Park last Saturday may have brought relief to an under-pressure squad after three defeats in the opening four rounds but there was no disguising the fact that Munster are just weeks into a regime change and the journey ahead remains a long and bumpy one.