Former Munster CEO Garrett Fitzgerald has defended the province's handling of Gerbrandt Grobler's signing, calling him "an exceptional young man". Speaking on an exclusive Examiner Sport podcast, Fitzgerald said Munster were aware of his ban and followed the usual procedures with any signing. "It's very easy to say it was a bad decision [signing Grobler] when it's all over. "When you make a decision, you do, at the time, what you think is the right thing to do. He added: "I think the mediums of communication that are now available give uninformed people an opportunity to say things they're not informed about."

Source: Irish Examiner November 19, 2019 14:03 UTC