Ex-Ireland star Simon Zebo insists that several Munster players can count themselves unfortunate for missing out on Andy Farrell\u2019s squad after claiming the decisions were not \u201cform-related\u201d.<\/p>\n
Farrell named a 34-man group ahead of the Autumn Nations Series as they prepare to take on the All Blacks, Japan, Wallabies and Springboks.<\/p>\n
Remarkably, 21 of the players come from Leinster<\/a> with Munster<\/a> having just four representatives in the squad for next month\u2019s matches.<\/p>\n Connacht are the next best with five but it is clear that the head coach still very much sees the Dublin-based outfit as the country\u2019s leading light.<\/p>\n Munster\u2019s statement win<\/p>\n Results and performances have justified that in previous years but, on Saturday, Munster stunned a strong Leinster side 31-14 at Croke Park.<\/p>\n Many of those that are likely to line up for Ireland<\/a> against New Zealand in Chicago were completely outplayed and Zebo believes several Munstermen have been harshly overlooked.<\/p>\n The former back three star was asked on Premier Sports which individuals should be aggrieved and he responded: \u201cA good chunk of them but more specifically the likes of Gavin Coombes has been hard done by again.<\/p>\n \u201cHis form in the opening couple of games has been fantastic. He\u2019s been leading the Munster stats, which have been through the roof, as he always does. Michael Milne is another one who\u2019s performed out of his skin in the last couple of games.<\/p>\n \u201cHe bagged a double last weekend and you\u2019d think having more game time and moving away from Leinster like he\u2019s told to do would get him inclusion in the national squad, but it hasn\u2019t which has got to be disappointing for him.<\/p>\n \u201cLastly, someone like Tom Farrell, who just never seems to get a look-in. You\u2019ve got to feel sorry for him at this stage.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019d think he maybe wouldn\u2019t continue the form of last season and he\u2019s jumped right back into the hotseat and kicked on as if he\u2019s never left. He put up a fantastic performance last week.\u201d<\/p>\n