'I know the end is soon' - Munster future not on Conor Murray's mind for now

Conor Murray says he hasn't made a decision on his future as he heads into the final months of his current deal with Munster.

The scrum-half signed a one-year extension with the province last year and has remained a regular when fit for province and country, which is expected to continue into the 2025 Guinness Six Nations due to the injury absence of Craig Casey,

Murray turns 36 in April, and while he honestly admitted he’s now in the twilight of his career, he hasn’t given deep consideration to whether or not he’ll be playing next season.

"I don't know, to be honest with you," he told RTÉ Sport when asked if he would continue at the province next season.

"I'm not cutting you off, I'm just not really thinking about that just now. I suppose my immediate focus and the boring answer is I’m focusing on what's in front of me now with Munster.

"I was out for December and I was really keen to get back fit and I managed to do that and get back on the pitch last weekend, and I really enjoyed the week, I enjoyed the game obviously, I got to play 80 [minutes] which I hadn't done in a while and really loved that.

"In terms of the contract, it's not that I'm not talking about it, I just haven't given it thought just yet and I don't really have anything to say to you.

"I just want to enjoy rugby, I know the end is soon, I don't know when that will be but I just want to make sure I stay fit and enjoy it while I can."

If he does choose to keep playing, World Rugby could be part of the reason. His captain Tadhg Beirne joked on Saturday that the new law trial aimed at protecting scrum-halves might put another five years on Murray’s career.

And the Limerick man (above) says he has already started doing his homework on how to exploit it.

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