Two years after Munster door closed, Seán French is tearing it up in England

His Munster dream was short-lived but that hasn't deterred him from pursuing a professional rugby career.

DREAM DAY: Seán French during his Munster debut against Zebre at Thomond Park. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Looking back, Seán French doesn’t know how he made it through that 2022 pre-season without picking up an injury.

A couple of months earlier, he’d been released by Munster. He wasn’t bitter about it but the taste wasn’t sweet. French wasn’t a regular cuisine on Johann van Graan’s wingers menu. Keith Earls, Andrew Conway, Simon Zebo, Shane Daly and Calvin Nash were ahead of him in the queue. There was no available spot in the senior squad. The realist in him - the Munster fan in him - knew it was the right decision to let him go.