Zebo's 'fire is burning' for European glory with Munster 

Munster won the URC without his input at the back end of last season but he sees himself as a player who trades on skill and intelligence rather than speed and strength and one ambition holds a particular allure.

EURO GOALS: Munster's Simon Zebo during the game. Pic: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

It was always a long shot. Not long turned 31 when he returned to Munster from Racing 92, Simon Zebo still had it in his mind to play again for Ireland. It wasn’t to be. Not when regular game time with the province has been such a struggle.

Zebo has managed just 19 appearances for his home team since that voluntary repatriation from France as injuries and Covid played a huge part in pulping ambitions of a first Test run since the summer of 2017.