Donal Lenihan: Taking Munster Rugby chief to task on Cork facts and figures

As long as it’s cost neutral to Munster, I firmly believe the Leinster game should be staged in Páirc ui Chaoimh, at the very least, on rotation every two years. Munster need to show a bit more imagination

THE BIG HOUSE: Munster’s Conor Murray prepares to feed a scrum in the sold-out Croke Park clash last weekend. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

LET'S be brutally honest. The gap between Munster and Leinster is widening to a chasm.

Leinster's on-field superiority is understandable given the sheer volume of underage players learning their trade with clubs scattered throughout 12 counties continues, many with a vision of playing for Leinster, operating in tandem with a plethora of top-quality rugby-playing schools acting as mini-academies in their own right.