Jack O'Donoghue: 'Costello has steadied the ship during a turbulent time'

In his 10 years with Munster, O’Donoghue has experienced plenty of unexpected loss so he can offer some perspective on the recent departures of head coach Graham Rowntree and forwards coach Andi Kyriacou

O'Donoghue has welcomed the new deals for coaches Denis Leamy and Mike Prendergast.

Jack O’Donoghue may not be the longest-serving Munster player but the back-rower has seen enough to know there is no time to dwell on events he had no control over.

This Saturday’s return to URC action at home to the Lions is set to earn the 30-year-old his 210th Munster cap, an impressive achievement considering his relatively young age and the level of competition for back-row places that has existed in the squad he has been an integral member of for the past decade.