Rowntree: 'Selection must reflect form not experience'

It will have taken nerves of steel to leave veteran internationals and Munster icons Conor Murray and Keith Earls out of his matchday squad for this must-win Heineken Champions Cup pool clash with Northampton Saints.

CALLING THE SHOTS: Munster head coach Graham Rowntree. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

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Graham Rowntree will stick to his guns and select on form alone for next Sunday’s trip to Toulouse having been vindicated for his brave decision-making with this victory at Thomond Park.