JJ Hanrahan insists Munster must learn to get on with 'lottery' of aerial battle

The 40-14 defeat to Johann van Graan’s English champions was built via the platform of an aerial bombardment in the midst of a west country downpour that reaped four tries and a 28-0 lead inside 19 minutes at The Rec.

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025 - 01:45

Simon Lewis

JJ Hanrahan may not like the way rugby is being played right now but the Munster fly-half recognises he and his team have to learn to get on with it in order to come out on the right side of what he describes as “an absolute lottery in the air”.

Munster break new ground this Saturday with a first competitive visit to Páirc Uí Chaoimh for a Champions Cup pool clash with old foes Gloucester and for Kerry native Hanrahan it will be a first sporting visit to the stadium at which an Ed Sheeran concert has been his only experience.