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Ireland kicking coach Richie Murphy has confirmed that the 34 players who are currently preparing for Sunday’s trip to Rome to take on Italy have all come through training unscathed and are eligible for selection.  There were a number of doubts surrounding players like Robbie Henshaw, Tadhg Beirne and Chris Farrell. Henshaw missed out on the trip to Murrayfield to …

Ireland have received a boost with the news that Chris Farrell has been passed fit to train today at the team’s base in Carton House.  Farrell was a doubt after he was replaced in the first half of Munster’s bonus-point win over the Southern Kings at Irish Independent Park in Cork on Friday night. Munster head coach Johann van Graan …

Ireland centre Chris Farrell has hailed Joey Carbery’s resilience in their win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.  Carbery was introduced to the game with just 24 minutes on the clock as Johnny Sexton was removed from the game as he subsequently failed a head injury assessment (HIA). It wasn’t a perfect performance from the Munster out-half. His intercept pass …

There is an air of positivity around the Munster Rugby camp these days thanks in part to their three-game winning streak.  Munster have won three games in succession before, but this time, due to the calibre of their opposition and the manner in which they dismantled their opponents, supporters of the southern province are now looking to the future with optimism. …

Munster have gathered today at their High-Performance Centre at the University of Limerick as they begin preparations for their upcoming trip to Castres in Round 4 of the Heineken Champions Cup.  The southern province accounted for the French champions at Thomond Park on Sunday but failed to get the winning bonus point. A much tighter affair is expected on Saturday …

Chris Farrell made his long-awaited return from injury last weekend when he was sprung from the bench in Munster’s bonus-point win over Zebre in Parma on Sunday.  The game, which was played in torrid conditions, provided the first minutes which Farrell has played this season and which were also the first since he injured his knee in training during the …

The Munster squad returned to their High-Performance centre at the University of Limerick to prepare for next weekend’s clash with Zebre in Italy.  The squad have been on a break for the last week after their victory against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein last time out. With the November internationals currently in full swing, Munster’s Ireland contingent are currently preparing for …

Munster supporters hoping to see Chris Farrell make a return soon will have to wait much longer as the 25-year-old’s rehab has been scaled back according to Johann van Graan, who was speaking at the launch of the Heineken Champions Cup today.  Farrell, of course, has been out of action since he damaged his ACL in a training session for …

Munster are to sign Bulls centre ​Dries Swanepoel​ on a short-term deal, according to reports emanating from South Africa.

It just keeps getting worse and worse for Munster supporters. The province have been rocked by injuries to two of their key players over the last week. First, it was Chris Cloete who was ruled out for the remainder of the season after he broke his arm in the southern province’s victory over Glasgow Warriors at Irish Independent Park in …