Tadhg Beirne demands Munster 'dust themselves off' for URC push

The southern province crashed out of the Champions Cup on Saturday. 

Munster's Tadhg Beirne dejected after the game on Saturday. Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Tadhg Beirne has urged his Munster team to channel their Champions Cup disappointment to shake off a four-match losing streak and resurrect their URC campaign.

Saturday’s 31-29 Thomond Park defeat to Castres saw Munster eliminated at the pool stage as they failed to progress to knockout rounds for the first time since 2020. Clayton McMillan’s side now drop down to the second-tier Challenge Cup with an away draw at Exeter Chiefs in April’s Round of 16 after Gloucester’s failure to get a home win over Toulon in the final Pool 2 match on Saturday night leaving Munster in fifth place in the six-team group.