Graham Rowntree interview: 'I’d be mortified if that happened. We’re ahead of where we were last year'

If there is to be a successful title defence this season, Graham Rowntree does not want it to have arrived by the same means and he has belief his squad are better equipped to deliver what is required.

PUSHING FOR IMPROVEMENT: Head coach Graham Rowntree believes his side are in a better place than this time last year. Pic: Sportsfile

It’s that time of year again. Of last chances, squeaky bums and do-or-die moments to either seize or fritter away.

This day 12 months ago, Graham Rowntree’s first season as Munster head coach was at an intersection and it was about to take a turn for the worse.