Road warriors driven by Munster faithful - Jeremy Loughman

Jeremy Loughman admitted he was struggling to take in the enormity of Munster's URC win and the part the traveling faithful played in it.

Not since 2011 had a Munster captain got to lift silverware and for a team forged out of the fires of Heineken Cup glory, and three previous URC titles, that was far too long.

Loughman was present that day as a 15-year-old in Thomond Park as Munster defeated Leinster, an occasion he can "remember everything from".

The famine came to a stirring end in Cape Town on Saturday evening as Graham Rowntree's side, reckoned to have logged 100,000km over land and sea over the last three months, clinched the BKT United Rugby Championship with a thoroughly deserved 19-14 win over holders and hosts DHL Stormers.

A poor start and a dip towards the end of the regular season had many questioning Munster's credentials and there was genuine concern that they could miss out on Champions Cup qualification.

But a loyal band of followers inspired them as they went on the road, to Cape Town, Durban, Glasgow, Dublin and back to Cape Town, in the post season.

"You can't put it into words what that means [to the fans], and what it means to us as well," said the 27-year-old loosehead after the game.

"We've been away from home for the last six weeks, and the traveling support we've had [was amazing].

"When we rolled up on the bus today and you saw everyone, and reading the things like 5,000 supporters coming over.

"It would give me goosebumps, it was something else to see that, that got the emotions going, and the energy we got from them.

"It's hard to put into words how special the supporters are to us, what they do for us.

"I'm struggling for words here... it's nice to be able to give something back to them for