'All done' - New coach Rowntree ready for new season

New Munster head coach Graham Rowntree says he doesn't expect to make any further additions to his squad ahead of the new season.

With a number of players promoted from the academy to the senior team, Munster have also drafted in centres Malakai Fekitoa and Antoine Frisch, along with English hooker Chris Moore, who joined from Exeter University.

And although they appear light on experience in areas, particularly tighthead prop, Rowntree says their business is "all done" for the season.

"I've been impressed by how they've adapted to a different environment, different climate, different way of doing things, different people," the Englishman said of his three new arrivals.

"Chris [Moore] has come from a university background and fitted into a pro rugby team very well. Malakai's reputation is fantastic and he's fitted in very well with the young guys. Antoine quietly goes about his business but he's classy, a classy player.

"In fact, all three of them are classy players. I've been impressed by how they've fitted in on and off the field, importantly."

Rowntree has also been tasked with bedding in a new coaching team.

After the departure of Johann van Graan, Stephen Larkham and JP Ferreira in the off-season, he stepped up from his forwards brief to become head coach, with Munster's former hooker Andi Kyriacou moving from the academy coaching ticket to the senior squad, and Mike Prendergast (below) and Denis Leamy returning to their home province.

Having served in assistant roles for the last 15 years, this will be Rowntree's first head coaching position, and he says while he will also be doing some specialist coaching on Munster's scrum, he is happy to delegate the team's attack and defence strategy to Prendergast and Leamy.

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