Craig Casey: Last year's URC title victory will help in quest for Champions Cup 'holy grail'

Scrum-half Casey, 24, has known only disappointment in the knockout stages as a professional since his Champions Cup debut in Paris against Racing 92 in January 2020.

Munster’s Craig Casey.

Craig Casey knows there is a long road ahead if Munster are to take their quest for silverware up a level and add a third Champions Cup star to the red jersey but it will not stop him dreaming of the “holy grail” of club rugby.

Munster get their four-game Pool 3 campaign underway beneath the Thomond Park lights this Saturday evening against competition newcomers Bayonne, the latest push to bridge a now 15-year gap to the second and most recent of European crowns achieved under Declan Kidney in 2008.