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Now, outgoing Munster attack coach Mike Prendergast was up before the media this week.

The former Scrum half is leaving the province after four seasons to take up the attacking brief at Johan van Graan's Bath.

And Prendergast explained why he felt now was the right time to move.

Munster have confirmed you'll undoubtedly be aware at this stage that Roger Randall will succeed Prendergast in the role.

The 51-year-old worked for five seasons at the Chiefs under the province's current head coach Clayton McMillan.

Now, Randall was charged with rape in South Africa in 1997, with the case dropped after the complainant withdrew from the process.

He's always denied the allegations.

Multiple outlets are reporting this week that voluntary members of their commercial advisory group have resigned as a result of the appointment, and former Munster front-rower Fiona Hayes joined Alan Quinlan and Rory O'Hagan on this week's edition of The Red 78.

She gave her thoughts on the appointment.

And you can listen to the Red 78 in full right now in the OTB Rugby podcast feed.

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So it's all eyes on Claremont on Saturday night as Ireland continued their Women's Six Nations campaign with a round three trip to France.

Head coach Scott Beaman will name his team tomorrow ahead of that huge clash with Les Bleus at Stade Marcel Michelin.

As reported yesterday, France centre Gabriel Vernier will miss the rest of the tournament after suffering a shoulder injury during their win over Wales in Cardiff.

There are no new injuries to report from an Ireland point of view.

A first win over France since 2017 and a first ever away win on French soil are both the potential spoils for captain Erin King and her players this weekend.

The skipper also confirmed that Ireland will be seeking to avenge their narrow quarter-final defeat at last year's World Cup.

Susanna Mollen and Quinny looked ahead to the game on Monday's off-the-ball breakfast, and Susanna finds it slightly worrying that the Irish players have been so open about targeting this game from way out.