Musgrave Park

Welcome Old Crescent to Ardguia for a top-of-the-table clash.

Dolphin and Middleton in the Cork Derby in Virgin Media Park.

Enniscorthy.

Welcome Brough.

I think you're right.

He might well get the game in Virgin Media Park against VGA the night before South Africa.

And that would be his opportunity, as it will be for a lot of other people.

But that would be the scrum half department, you'd imagine.

It would add a few bums on seats.

That's for sure.

In Virgin Media Park, the more Munster players and the more Cork players you can get into the team, the better.

But if you're thinking about it in terms of the next World Cup and the options at 10... you would have to say that Joey Carberry is a more viable alternative than Charlie O'Shea.

We had planned to have the tournament in 2020, but we had over 1,100 players come to Cork with and without disabilities from 14 different nations.

The 2018, like we, what we did, basically how the best way to describe it is we took over Musgrave Park and we had, it was like a seven-day Irish wedding.

We fed them, we entertained them, we put them up in UCC accommodation and we played a bit of rugby.

We played about 80-something games of rugby.

Richie, again, that buzz of taking part in proper sport and not being treated differently, that means a lot.

Yeah, because a lot of young lads who get into sports and athletics you know, a big part of that, like, the major selling points would be getting to represent your club, your county, your province, your country, and then, like, the thing before Mexico City came along, like, those of us with a disability that are being shut out from these, you know, high performance competitive team sports, we were getting shut out of that, out of that experience and out of that pride, like, We had IMR here in Cork four years ago.

I was named captain that season, and I got to lead out the team at Musgrave Park, and I got the trophy when we won that same year.

Could I have dreamed of that? 12, 14 years ago when I tried that.

Um, I suppose here in Cork as well, like, it's just like-- so what Conor, what it means to have Munster playing here because, um, you know, obviously you had the opportunity to play at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last year.

Virgin Media Park is used a bit as well.

Um, it'll be great to have European rugby back here in Cork tomorrow, won't it?

Yeah, it's massive really.

It's pretty much filled out.

Which is nice because it's a completely new location in the city because we were in Virgin Media Park, Passage.

So we've been in a couple of places already, but to go to a new location and be so popular straight away, it's rewarding.

And we're hoping to get a couple of other lads on board as well to help us, because I think, as Keith said, being full-time can be pretty tough, so having a couple of other lads on board can only help us.

Yeah.

Which is nice, um, because it's a completely new location w- in the city because we were in Virgin Media, Virgin Media Park, Passage.

Um, so we've been in a couple, couple of places already, but to, to go to a new loc- new location and be so popular straight away, it's, uh, it's rewarding.

Um, and we're hoping to get a couple of other lads on board as well to help us because I think, as Keith said, being full-time can be pr- pretty tough.

We will, of course, be looking ahead to Leinster's round three homecoming date with Cardiff on Friday.

Meanwhile, down in Virgin Media Park in Cork, Ireland secured a second straight win over Japan with a much improved display.

Pauveen Parsons scored her record-extending 25th international try, while Brittany Hogan, Nev Jones, Anna McGann, and Ailis Cahill also crossed.

Debutants Alanna McInerney and Sophie Barrett added late tries as Ireland build valuable squad depth.