Tom Savage
Performance was always going to be the biggest concern for Munster heading into the Lions den at the Aviva last weekend. Having had a facile win over Ulster the previous…
Read MoreIt’s the time of the year for overreaction. Whenever Munster play Leinster, a fever seems to descend on the rugby press of this great nation of ours and, all of…
Read MoreAs a Corkman writing for a Limerick paper, I’m careful not to tread on sensitive inter-county lines when pressing send on this column. I try not to mention the inherent…
Read MoreIt was another poor show on the road over the weekend as Munster fell to a 37-13 loss to Cardiff at the Arms Park. We look back at where it…
Read MoreIs it bordering on heresy to say that this Munster squad is as deep as it’s been since 2008? Maybe heresy isn’t the right word – pressurising, perhaps, would be…
Read MoreThe road that took Joey Carbery from the leafy surrounds of Ballsbridge to the Cratloe Road was a little more convoluted than the M7 but the end result was the…
Read MoreThis game against the Ospreys in the Guinness Pro14 has more significance than the September billing might suggest. After last Friday’s loss in Glasgow, Munster arrive in Cork this week…
Read MoreMunster got their Pro14 season off to a winning start with a 38-0 win over the Cheetahs at Thomond Park in a performance that will give cause for optimism but…
Read MoreMunster’s pre season preparations ramp up another notch this weekend with the visit of Pool opponents Exeter. Tom Savage and Raffaele Rocca look back on what we have learned from last…
Read MoreAs preseason friendlies go, this was about as good an early work out as you Munster could have wanted. The game was played at a decent pace – the brand…
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