'Accomplished footballer' Frisch makes first Munster start

LINK MAN: Munster's Antoine Frisch during the game against South Africa. Pic: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Antoine Frisch makes his first BKT URC start for Munster when Connacht visit Thomond Park with attack coach Mike Prendergast hailing the summer signing from Bristol as a major component of how he wants his backline to operate.

Injuries and selection for last month’s Emerging Ireland tour have restricted the French-Irish centre, 26, to just two appearances for the Reds in his debut season but in starting against the touring South Africans on November 10 he showed glimpses of why that may be the case.