WATCH – Van Graan speaks about Saturday’s opposition in PRO14 opener

Munster Head Coach Johann van Graan faces off against a familiar face when his side welcome the Cheetahs to Thomond Park in their opening Guinness PRO14 game of the season.

Franco Smith is the new man in charge of the South African outfit and worked with Munster’s Head Coach when the two were part of the South Africa national side coaching ticket. Van Graan gave an insight into how he expects them to play when they come to Limerick on Saturday.

They have a very good broken field game and a lot of speed. This is their second season and I expect them to be a very good team throughout the season.

Van Graan also spoke in detail about what Munster’s new strength and conditioning coach, Denis Logan, brought to pre-season. To view the video in full, click below.

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