Munster boss on skipper O'Leary: 'She's got an incredible knack for pulling people together'

Munster player Maeve Óg O'Leary during the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship launch at Vodafone Ireland HQ in Dublin. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Maeve Óg O’Leary is hoping to captain Munster to a repeat Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial championship and in the eyes of her head coach, the Tipperary back-rower is the ideal person to lead the title defence, starting against Leinster on Saturday.

The 26-year-old assumed the captaincy of her province 12 months ago as Munster completed a clean sweep of their rivals and then hammered the then-defending champions Leinster 50-15 in the Dublin final.