The majority of the Munster squad have completed their second block of pre-season training and will now have a number of down days before returning to the High Performance Centre for training next Thursday.

The majority of the Munster squad have completed their second block of pre-season training and will now have a number of down days before returning to the High Performance Centre for training next Thursday.

Players involved for Munster A in the Celtic Cup will continue training next week as Munster A face Dragons A tonight and Leinster A next Friday at Irish Independent Park.

The first four-week block of pre-season training took place in July and was centred on maximising the conditioning of the players to make them faster and stronger, along with the on-field rugby sessions.

The second block over the last four weeks has seen the on-field rugby sessions ramp up with all facets of the game covered ahead of the upcoming season.

Senior Coach Stephen Larkham has now completed his second week with the squad.

Head Coach Johann van Graan and Larkham spoke to the media on Monday ahead of the upcoming campaign, hear from the coaches below.

Munster held an open training session at Irish Independent Park two weeks ago with players and coaches meeting supporters following the session.

On Tuesday, the Munster squad and coaches visited Cratloe Woods in Co. Clare to support the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation’s ‘Up the Hill for Jack & Jill’ fundraising challenge. See full details and support the cause here.

There are just two weeks until Munster play their season opener against London Irish at Irish Independent Park on Friday, September 13 (7.30pm).

Buy tickets here.

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