'We've got to leverage off that youthful enthusiasm' - Clayton McMillan explains squad strategy

While that may have resulted in a compromise to consistency of performance his use of 49 players in the first eight matches is a strategy he believes will have longer-term benefits for Munster.

STRENGTH AND DEPTH: Head coach Clayton McMillan. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy.

The youthful enthusiasm shown by his newly adopted Munster squad has been one of the plusses for Clayton McMillan in his early months as head coach yet the eagerness to learn is shared among all levels of experience.

The former Chiefs boss was explaining the positive reaction within the playing group to his policy of broadening squad depth in the early stages of his tenure since moving from New Zealand to Limerick in pre-season.