Denis Leamy: Donncha O'Callaghan's Munster criticism was 'on the money' after shock defeat to Zebre

Munster assistant Denis Leamy says he's in agreement with Donncha O’Callaghan’s scathing assessment of the province’s recent defeat to Zebre.

Graham Rowntree’s side were beaten 42-33 in Parma on Saturday, giving up a 13-point half-time lead before losing their first ever game to the Italians, who finished bottom of the table last season.

Speaking on RTÉ Sport following Saturday’s game, former Munster second row O’Callaghan said the team "should be embarrassed" by what he described as a "completely unacceptable" performance and result.

Munster defence coach Leamy played alongside O’Callaghan for both the province and Ireland, with the pair winning two Champions Cup titles and a Six Nations Grand Slam together, and he says his former teammate was "on the money" with his analysis of the game.

"I saw Donncha's comments. Someone said that he'd had a go and I specifically went home and watched it," the Munster assistant said on Tuesday.

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"Donncha was completely on the money. I know Donncha since I was 18. I've nothing but respect for him. He was like a brother to me when we played together. Donncha O'Callaghan said nothing that we don't know, that the players don't know, that we didn't feel.

"Does it hurt? I think the hurt comes from how we were on Saturday. We want to remember the legacy that people like Donncha created here and we want to build on that. And when someone like Donncha honestly calls out our actions at the weekend, you put your hands up and you say, 'we have to do better, it