Munster coach said that 20-year old scrum-half Craig Casey has a bright career in front of him after an impressive first start. The Shannon RFC clubman, vice-captain of Ireland’s U-20 Grand Slam team earlier this year, also got 12 minutes off the bench against Ospreys in October before van Graan threw him in at the deep for the trip to Connacht yesterday. He’s a small man with a massive heart,” said van Graan. “We targeted a good start, Connacht tend to get off to a good start and we won the physicality early on. We took our opportunities,” added van Graan, whose side withstood a late Connacht rally insoired by a try from replacement out-half Jack Carty seven minutes from time.

Source: Irish Examiner December 22, 2019 10:30 UTC