WATCH – Johann van Graan on Munster injury woes and improving on Edinburgh defeat

The second half of March was always going to be massive for Munster.

A tough away loss to Edinburgh is set to be followed by a visit of the defending Pro 12 champions Scarlets on Saturday and then the biggest game of the season so far as Toulon come to Limerick in the European Champions Cup quarter-final.

Van Graan could have done without a mounting injury list at this stage of the season, with Keith Earls out for the foreseeable future with a knee problem he picked up on Ireland duty while half backs Duncan Williams and Tyler Bleyendaal have been ruled out for the season. Midfielders Jaco Taute and Chris Farrell are out of contention through injury.

Now the South African must make sure that his depleted squad go out against the Scarlets on Saturday and rectify the mistakes that were made in Murrayfield last week while also keeping a close eye on the visit of French outfit Toulon the following weekend.

Watch van Graan give his thoughts on the situation below.

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