A new era for Munster?

The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast · Oct 9, 2026 · 27m

Following Munster’s appointment of former Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee as CEO, can the province build towards former glories?

In today’s Counter Ruck rugby podcast Nathan Johns and Gerry Thornley look back at an era for the province which has been criticised for underachievement and ask whether Lee is the man to fix a culture that former players have described as “broken”.

Gerry believes there are some strong indications that Munster has at last got the backroom leadership it has been lacking with Lee “fronting up” to the media and the public rather than leaving it to head coaches to…