Munster to continue rewarding form regardless of squad status

Exposing younger players such as locks Edwin Edogbo and a fit-again Tom Ahern, now a senior player, as well as scrum-half Ethan Coughlan will add a layer of experience that strengthens squad depth. 

MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES: Munster attack coach Mike Prendergast. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

Munster’s next-gen players have been urged to make the most of their first-team opportunities as the BKT URC champions continue their early-season campaign without a host of frontline stars.

With the majority of Munster’s contingent of World Cup participants still weeks away from a return to provincial colours, it was a timely reminder issued by attack coach Mike Prendergast this week to the younger generation of players, both in the senior squad and the academy, that now is the chance to shine.