Coombes looking to make own Munster history in Champions Cup

"We want to build our own legacy, be the lads (with their pictures) on the wall."
OWN LEGACY: Munster's Gavin Coombes would like to be part of a legacy that would go down in history. Pic: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

OWN LEGACY: Munster's Gavin Coombes would like to be part of a legacy that would go down in history. Pic: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Not for the first time in his experience as Munster’s most capped player has the burden of responsibility fallen on the shoulders of Stephen Archer ahead of Sunday’s Champions Cup Round of 16 showdown at Northampton Saints.

An already testing challenge, travelling to the sold-out home of the English Premiership leaders for a European knockout tie, was yesterday increased by yet another degree of difficulty following the three-match suspension handed down to tighthead prop John Ryan.

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