Rowntree: It all boils down to the performance on the day

Graham Rowntree referred to the RG Snyman's impact as a replacement for his country, and when asked about naming the Springbok among the replacements.

SOUTH AFRICAN SOJOURN: Munster captain Peter O’Mahony and Munster coach Graham Rowntree during a press conference after the Munster rugby captain's run at DHL Stadium. Pic: Sportsfile

Peter O’Mahony and Graham Rowntree have insisted Munster are on a mission to win Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship Grand Final against the Stormers and reaching the DHL Stadium is not nearly enough.

Speaking ahead of Munster’s fourth league final since the province last lifted a trophy, first-season head coach Rowntree dismissed the notion that given his team’s difficult start to the campaign, he had felt he was in bonus territory reaching the URC play-offs.