A COUPLE of young guns impressed Munster coach Graham Rowntree in the weekend URC defeat of Ospreys in Cork.
“Some young men really showed up for us. Shay McCarthy (Young Munster) was excellent for us. We were chasing a bonus point and he had a key moment in the lead-up to that try (which arrived only seconds into the contest),” enthused Rowntree.
“Bryan Fitzgerald (Garryowen) was excellent for us. In the last minute of the game, he’s holding them up over the goal-line.
“That pleased me. We saw a reaction but our physicality and our accuracy and the weather – they stand out for me.”
Craig Casey (Shannon) was chosen as Man of the Match.
Munster picked up some knocks, however, with Oli Jager, Peter O’Mahony, and Mike Haley all expected to be assessed ahead of a mouth-watering clash with Leinster at Croke Park on Saturday evening next.
