The Reds lost their two pre-season games to Bath and Gloucester, but their head coach is unconcerned.
Munster coach Graham Rowntree insists he is happy his province had a pre-season meltdown because they needed a kick up the ass.
“But I would sooner find out things like that in a warm-up game. Then we had a real punch in the nose against Gloucester last Friday night where we were not quite right for the game contact wise.
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