'We'll be out in force' - Munster alter plans to pay respects to Tom Tierney

Tierney is to be laid to rest on Thursday.

RIP: Tom Tierney during his Munster playing days. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Munster Rugby will suspend preparations for Friday’s BKT URC home clash with Scarlets in order to pay their respects en masse to former player Tom Tierney, who died suddenly last Friday at the age of 46.

A scrum-half with Richmond, Garryowen, Munster, Leicester Tigers, Galwegians and Connacht, Tierney earned eight caps for Ireland including at the 1999 World Cup and went onto coach the Ireland women’s team after stints with Crescent College Comprehensive, Garryowen, and Cork Constitution.