Mike Prendergast
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Oct 2, 2026
Alan QuinlanGUEST
Well, yeah, I think, I think there's issues, there's big issues in and around the team.
Alan QuinlanGUEST
Uh, you know, Mike Prendergast's leaving as well.
Alan QuinlanGUEST
Um, you know, someone who the players highly value, um, he ends up going to Bath on the back of Finn Russell, probably one of the best 10s in the world, uh, wanting him to come and coach in Bath and put mass-- you know, re-really recommending that Prendy get the job.
Alan QuinlanGUEST
Um, but we're losing that quality out of Munster, and then there's, you know, there's town hall meetings and there's, there's, you know, questions being asked, and it just...
Alan QuinlanHOST
There was probably at times, um, you know, a little bit of a bland type game plan Um, but yeah, you, you sense that they were kind of improving and on the right track.
Alan QuinlanHOST
And then Graeme Rowntree takes over and, and Mike Prendergast, Denis Leamy came in.
Alan QuinlanHOST
Um, there's a change around the coaching group again, and, you know, they win the URC in 2023, and, and it was one of those ...
Alan QuinlanHOST
It was an outstanding moment.
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Alan QuinlanHOST
And look, that happens with teams.
Alan QuinlanHOST
It happened with our team in, in 2010, '11, '12, '13, '14, where the Heineken Cup team were kinda gone, and that's, that's, that's the evolution of sport.
Alan QuinlanHOST
But, um, with everything else that's gone on and has happened with, you know, the Roger Randall, the redundancies, some of the performances last year, the inconsistencies, um, you know, Mike Prendergast leaving, it's a big one for me, and I obviously [laughs] people might say I'm biased towards Prendergast.
Alan QuinlanHOST
Uh, I am, but-
Alan QuinlanGUEST
But yeah, you sense that they were kind of improving and on the right track.
Alan QuinlanGUEST
And then Graham Rowntree takes over and Mike Prendergast, Dennis Leamy came in.
Alan QuinlanGUEST
there was a change around the coaching group again and they win the URC in 2023 and it was one of those it was an outstanding moment I was there as I said many times with my son my mum I was working for the game there was a couple of thousand Munster fans there.
Alan QuinlanGUEST
It was a special occasion in Cape Town.
14 MINS LATER
Alan QuinlanGUEST
It happened with our team in 2010, 11, 12, 13, 14, where the Heineken Cup team were kind of gone.
Alan QuinlanGUEST
And that's the evolution of sport.
Alan QuinlanGUEST
But with everything else that's going on, and has happened with, you know, the Roger Randall, the redundancies, some of the performances last year, the inconsistencies, Mike Prendergast leaving.
Alan QuinlanGUEST
It's a big one for me.
Gerry ThornleyPANELIST
It, it wasn't going to be a seamless transition to the next stage.
Gerry ThornleyPANELIST
The, the, the Mike Prendergast story came to the fore.
Gerry ThornleyPANELIST
Last year, all the off the field issues and, and serious questions, uh, were asked of Cate McMillan
Eoin SheahanHOST
McMillanAnd then you arrive at this season with maybe just a sense that finally things are on an even keel again.
CaolánHOST
Leave Sylvia Platt out of this now, will you? Come on.
David CordialPANELIST
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CaolánHOST
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CaolánHOST
Go on.
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CaolánHOST
And don't get me wrong, Munster weren't perfect.
CaolánHOST
There was a couple of issues.
CaolánHOST
But it did kind of remind me of early 2022-23 when Mike Prendergast came in.
CaolánHOST
And you could just see the teams were struggling to adapt to what Munster were showing them.
Charlie MorganHOST
I think he started at Locke in the preseason game up at Glasgow, which Glasgow picked a young team in Bath 1 easily, but maybe a sign of things to come.
Charlie MorganHOST
Mike Prendergast at Liverpool.
Charlie MorganHOST
assuming the role of attack coach I think is big, has the history with Russell from Racing 92 and that feels like the area they can get better at.
Charlie MorganHOST
They've got all the tools to have more variation and to not be so reliant on that close quarter pick and go more sort of area.
Alan QuinlanGUEST
This is the
Matt CooperHOST
guy who was due to replace Mike Prendergast, and a lot of people wanted to know why was Mike Prendergast going, but then they couldn't hire Roger Randall.
Matt CooperHOST
There's a governance review going on in relation to that.
Matt CooperHOST
And I'll go to you, Brendan Fanning, on this because this has raised an awful lot of speculation about Munster chief executive Ian Flanagan, the general manager Ian Costolo and Clayton Macmillan as coach.
Brendan FanningGUEST
And also, there's an ulcer touch to this.
Brendan FanningGUEST
When Jared Payne left Ulster, they were all, I won't say devastated, but they were pretty disappointed that he left Ulster.
Brendan FanningGUEST
he went to scarlet and he spent a long time in scarlet and i could never understand why a guy who is as highly rated as he is stayed in in scarlet who are forever scrapping around trying to stay afloat now he's in monster but he's in monster all seemingly also with a a responsibility for some of the attack and mossy lawler has lots of responsibility for the attack in the wake of mike prendergast going and clake macmillan is a fan of mossy lawler so I'm a little bit unclear as to how they're going to apportion responsibilities for various aspects of play.
Brendan FanningGUEST
And again, the backdrop to this is that overall the quality of player that they are dealing with is nothing special.
Gavin CaseyHOST
It's where that tight end that you, you know, that you mentioned, the kind of mythical figure that it's become in recent years would make a massive difference.
Gavin CaseyHOST
But also like a guy is coming in, replacing an excellent attack coach in Mike Prendergast, but who will have his own ideas? And I'm wondering like, What would you like to see in terms of Munster actually evolving their game? Firstly, with the ball.
Gavin CaseyHOST
I guess my concern in recent times is like, the word identity feels a bit played out in conversations like this, but it's like their plan wasn't exactly discernible to me at times.
Gavin CaseyHOST
And I know there is a plan.
Gavin CaseyHOST
So like what I'm asking is what are you looking for from them if they are to improve, if they are to make a playoff run, for example, as opposed to sort of just getting to a quarterfinal and as expected going out, to be honest?
Mike SherrySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Yeah, no, I think, look, I think it's a fair summation of the last couple of seasons.
Mike SherrySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I think when Mike Prendergast first came in They really looked at having options at the line, playing out the back, getting the ball to width.
Mike SherrySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And they were true to that.
Cian TraceyGUEST
Like, I, I'm fascinated to see what Munster's identity is going to be this season.
Cian TraceyGUEST
Uh, like, you know, picking up on a few bits and, like, I don't, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out that all was not well with Mike Prendergast and, you know, syncing up in terms of the way, um, Clayton McMillan saw the game.
Cian TraceyGUEST
Prendergast has left and gone to Bath.
Cian TraceyGUEST
I think that's a massive loss for Munster.
Cian TraceyGUEST
So from that re- in that regard, I'm excited to see what they do.
Cian TraceyGUEST
But you touched on the 10 situation, Rod.
Cian TraceyGUEST
Like, for two new attack coach, and I know Marcie Lawler was there and he was sort of assisting, uh, Mike Prendergast, but his brief is much bigger now this season in terms of the attack.
Cian TraceyGUEST
So for himself and Jared Payne to be coming in with a new attacking framework, which is what we believe, you'd want to have your main 10 ideally in Jack Crowley available.
Chris JonesHOST
I respect it.
Chris JonesHOST
So Mike Prendergast has come in as their attack coach.
Chris AshtonHOST
Mm-hmm.
Chris JonesHOST
So that kind of post Lee Blackett, um, issues with their attacking game, that'll be-
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