Max Deegan: Leinster need to control their emotions against Munster

Deegan's on-pitch experience of Thomond as a pro amounts to just 20 minutes off the bench but he has seen enough of it from both sides of the white lines to know what awaits them on St Stephen’s Day

UP AND RUNNING: Max Deegan during a Leinster Rugby training session at the UCD in Dublin. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Max Deegan doesn’t offer a date or a scoreline or a moment that stands out. He doesn’t need to. His first experience of Thomond Park as a kid wasn’t about the little details. It was the feeling that dug deep into his core and stayed with him.

“I do remember thinking 'Jeez, these people are up for it!'" he remembers.