Munster staying coy on links to Crusaders prop Oli Jager

Munster coach Denis Leamy wouldn't be drawn on speculation his side are on the verge of signing prop Oli Jager from the Crusaders.

The 28-year-old Kildare man, who has been based in New Zealand for the last 10 years, is set to leave the Super Rugby champions with immediate effect, after their head coach Rob Penney confirmed he was seeking an early release from his contract.

Munster have made previous bids to sign the prop, and it's believed they're his likely destination, with a deal currently being worked out.

On Friday night the province's head coach Graham Rowntree was evasive when asked if they were making a move for the player, saying he wouldn't be addressing speculation after their disappointing defeat to Ulster, before a brief admission that he had at least heard of Jager.

"He's played prop, hasn't he, a tighthead? I've heard of him," Rowntree joked on Friday.

This afternoon, defence coach Leamy also played a straight bat to questions that the province were set to add the Super Rugby winner to their ranks.

"I don't know anything about that," he said to reporters, albeit with a grin.

"Wig [Rowntree] is the only man in this building that will know anything about that. I can't help you on that one."

The province have been de-briefing Friday's defeat to Ulster in recent days, as attention turns to a rematch of their URC Grand Final against Stormers this Saturday at Thomond Park (5.15pm).

And after coming out second-best in most departments in Belfast against Ulster, Leamy (above) says they've been hard at work at training in UL.

"We started to lose set-piece, around the breakdown became very, very difficult around the interpretations, and our accuracy around the breakdown in terms of our ball control," he added.

"All those