New Munster coach McMillan spends the week in the province on flying visit from New Zealand

Munster skills coach Mossy Lawler said that McMillan, who was in charge of an All Blacks XV which defeated the Reds at Thomond Park in November, has been busy familiarising himself with the province

Clayton McMillan looks on during a Chiefs Super Rugby training session at Gallagher Chiefs Training Field. File picture: Michael Bradley/Getty Images

New Munster coach Clayton McMillan is spending the week in the province getting to know the people and places he will be working with for the next three years from this summer, but he will not be at their URC clash with Connacht at MacHale Park in Castlebar.

He is due to head back to New Zealand on Friday to resume his duties in charge of the Chiefs after a whirlwind visit to Ireland McMillan will arrive in the summer and take over from interim head coach Ian Costello following the shock departure last October of Graham Rowntree.