When you think of it, outside of his five Test appearances for Ireland, this Saturday’s Champions Cup quarter-final against Edinburgh in Murrayfield is the biggest club or provincial game of Chris Farrell’s career. “Massive yeah,” is how he describes it, his smile revealing how much he is looking forward to the occasion. His strong carrying gives Munster a focal point for their running game, but he also brings deft passing and offloading. “There is a real vibe when you come into the auditorium in a Heineken Cup week or a Champions Cup week and having the other lads back, Pete, Earlsie, leaders, that probably creates a little bit of expectation that they’re back in the room. You look back at the pool games and the game in Gloucester that we played, the amount of support that we had in that game was unbelievable.

Source: The Irish Times March 28, 2019 06:11 UTC