Rarely has a sports organisation’s history been so replete with victories that made virtually no sense at the time other than the fact that they were achieved by the very team that pulled them off… But can Munster pull one more Munster today?
A parochial bond between club and fans, surely. A chip on the shoulder, but whisper it. And miracles, most certainly.
It came at a stage when their 2022/23 season was veering dangerously close to becoming one that should never again be mentioned, and it proved a shot in the arm for Graham Rowntree’s side at a time in which legs and minds seemed weary.Take into consideration one of the chief complaints towards the six-year reign of his predecessor, Johann van Graan, and it’s almost jarring that fate has deigned to so inextricably link the best parts of Rowntree’s first year in charge to South Africa.
That’s a testament to Mike Prendergast, Denis Leamy, Ian Costello and the rest, and tying all of their work together is a head coach who literally threw his eyes up to heaven and turned to Keith Earls in incredulity when it was put to him after Munster’s semi-final victory at the Aviva that his side had, in some ways, begun to resemble Leinster.
While Munster’s most famous upset victories of the professional era have occurred at home, they have equally woven themselves into the tapestry of club rugby for their ability to take the entire show on the road: fans, chips, miracles and all.
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