Eight competitive matches into his reign, and halfway through the four-game Champions Cup pool stages, Clayton McMillan admits his Munster side are still searching and still striving to reach the levels of performance he is demanding. I’d probably get my head cut off if I decided that week was going to be the Leinster week,” he admitted with a wry smile, “so there’ll be a few that will miss out next week. Gloucester's George Barton (right) in action against Munster in the Investec Champions Cup Round 2 match at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, on Saturday. It won’t be easy, so just a full, honest week of preparation.”Come January, and those games against Toulon and Castres, McMillan is looking for improvement “across the board”. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/InphoThe stand-out result of the weekend was undoubtedly Glasgow’s 28-21 comeback win over Toulouse on Saturday evening.

Source: The Irish Times December 15, 2025 15:01 UTC