McMillan rewards Munster pre-season, with x-factor in reserve

Munster's Ireland stars must wait for a URC start

Head coach Clayton McMillan at Munster training, in UL. Pic: James Crombie, Inpho

Munster’s Ireland players will have to wait for URC starts as Clayton McMillan rewards his non-internationals for this Saturday’s season-opener at Scarlets.

The new head coach has resisted for the most part the opportunity to start the players who toured with Ireland to Georgia and Portugal this summer for his first competitive fixture since joining from New Zealand’s Chiefs in the off-season, with Tom Ahern, Gavin Coombes and Jack Crowley assigned bench roles for the trip to West Wales.