Munster confirm head of athletic performance Ged McNamara left province last month

Shane Daly is the only injury concern following Munster's Champions Cup victory against Saracens on Saturday.

Former Munster head of athletic performance Ged McNamara during squad training in September. Picture: ©INPHO/James Crombie

Munster have announced that Ged McNamara, their head of athletic performance, departed the province last month "to seek a new challenge".

It was said in early December, ahead of Munster's Champions Cup opener against Stade Francais, that McNamara was absent on "personal leave" with the IRFU’s Nick Winkelman assisting Munster’s strength and conditioning staff. Irish Examiner columnist Duncan Casey, the former Munster hooker, revealed a week later that McNamara's absence was in fact permanent. McNamara had been with Munster for the last five years.