Munster’s problems not gone out the door with Rowntree

The shock departure of head coach Graham Rowntree on Tuesday casts a pall over this fixture.

Peter O’Mahony during Munster training ahead of his return to the side for tonight’s game at Thomond Park. Pic: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho

Munster went back to the past this week to gird themselves for the task of facing a stacked All Blacks XV side at Thomond Park this evening, but it is a very recent ghost that shimmers over this most intriguing of tour matches.

A visit to Limerick by a crack team from New Zealand does not happen very often and selling out Thomond Park inside an hour of the tickets going on sale tells you all you need to know about the attraction of this fixture to both the Munster rugby public and those inside the camp.