Overview
- Munster began work at their High Performance Centre for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup Pool 2 opener at Bath (8pm, live on Premier Sports).
- The fixture is their first competitive meeting with Bath since October 2000.
- Tighthead prop Michael Ala'alatoa has linked up with the squad after signing from Clermont Auvergne until the end of the season.
- Jack O'Donoghue failed a head injury assessment and has entered return-to-play protocols.
- Nineteen players featured for their clubs in the Energia AIL at the weekend, bringing senior and academy club appearances to 118 this season, with over 33,500 tickets already sold for the December 13 Gloucester game at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.