Larkham proud of Munster time: 'We've made big strides'

Stephen Larkham says now is not the time to be thinking about his Munster legacy with a big United Rugby Championship match-up with Ulster incoming.

The Wallabies great took over as attack coach with the province three seasons ago but so far has been unable to help guide the club to silverware and end an 11-year wait for a title.

In that time, under head coach Johann van Graan, the team have twice been knocked out of Europe by Toulouse and reached a Pro14 final, which they lost to meekly to Leinster.

Graham Rowntree is set to step up and take over the head coach role next season, while Larkham, Van Grann and JP Ferreira will all take their leave.

But whichever way the chips fall, the immediate future is uncertain.

A win in Ulster on Friday evening could mean a third trip to South Africa or a jaunt to Scotland depending on who wins between the Stormers and Edinburgh.

However, defeat in the Kingspan will bring the final curtain down on an era where Munster often threatened a return to the top table without ever getting the job done.

Asked if he thought that how this season ends up would define his legacy, the soon-to-be Brumbies coach said: "You've got to look at the whole three years and I'm certainly proud of everything that we've achieved here as a coaching group and a playing group.

"I think we've made big strides in terms of moving forward as a group, so considerably proud of that.

"I guess I'm not reflecting on it at the moment because I feel that there's an important game on the weekend that we're really focused on.

"It's a similar story to all the players and all the staff, we're not focused beyond this weekend.

"There is a season to go ahead next year and the year after, all that stuff, there are potential finals after this