October 30, 2022

MUNSTER HAVE BEEN dealt a blow with the news that James Cronin is set for an extended spell on the sidelines. The 26-year-old prop underwent surgery on Sunday and is expected to be out of action for between six and eight weeks. With South African prop Thomas du Toit having left the province following the…

This is part of The42′s Class of 95 series, a week-long examination of professional rugby in Ireland. Packo Fitzgerald gets to grips with Swansea. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO “WHEN MUNSTER PLAYED Swansea in the province’s first ever European Cup tie in November 1995, a crowd of 5,000 witnessed proceedings at Thomond Park,” writes Dr Liam O’Callaghan in his comprehensive…