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Munster's Jack O'Donoghue and his teammates are applauded off the pitch by the Gloucester team after their pre-season friendly at Kingsholm Stadium last week. Photo: Patrick Khachfe/Sportsfile

Munster’s Jack O’Donoghue and his teammates are applauded off the pitch by the Gloucester team after their pre-season friendly at Kingsholm Stadium last week. Photo: Patrick Khachfe/Sportsfile

The latest stop on Munster’s pre-season tour around the province will see the squad arrive in Castleisland RFC next week following their summer training sessions in Ennis and Rockwell College.

As Clayton McMillan looks to enhance the already strong bond between the Munster faithful and their team, the new head coach has also set about introducing some ‘old-school’ elements along the way in order to build resilience ahead of the new URC campaign, which begins away to the Scarlets on September 27.