Clayton McMillan: 'Rich history doesn't give Munster a rite of passage'

The province suffered a huge setback last Saturday in the form of a 31-29 Investec Champions Cup defeat at home to Castres that knocked them out of the Champions Cup.

MUNSTER MADNESS: Clayton McMillan before the Investec Champions Cup match between Munster and Castres.Pic: .Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Clayton McMillan won’t be turning his nose up at Challenge Cup rugby when April swings around with the Munster head coach declaring that the province’s rich heritage gives them no right to expect any higher ground.

The province suffered a huge setback last Saturday in the form of a 31-29 Investec Champions Cup defeat at home to Castres that knocked them out of the main attraction at the pool stages for the first time in six years.