Ruaidhri O'Connor

clearly underestimated how big a story this was going to be internally and externally that the fact that they circumvented their own protocols by presenting it as a fait accompli to the professional games committee led to the three resignations that gave weight to the story because if it was just a media storm it would have relatively disappeared.

Yeah, I think so.

And I think there's also, as much as fans are external, but I think there's been a fan backlash.

And I'm sure they've been inundated with fans writing to them and people threatening to not renew season tickets.

This is the time of year where that's a massive thing for all the provinces.

That's the main source of income.

And obviously, we know Munster have a financial issue at the moment.

Absolutely.

It would have been a part of Randall's backstory that would have come up in kind of profiles of him as soon as the appointment was made.

But it was the fact that it has led to very real consequences internally that made it a property weighty story.

And what's surprising is that the powers that be, the people who made the appointment, the people who are the custodians of Munster Rugby, did not see the...

These things coming down the track, the things they're paid, you know, quite frankly, they're paid to see these things coming down the track.

You say you do your due diligence.

Well, you should be able to game out how this is going to play both internally within your own fan base and also in the media.

And they have utterly failed to grasp how.

how strongly people would feel about this.

So that would bring a scrutiny, further scrutiny on... Well, I think there's going to be an RFU.

Yes.

Well, I think the RFU are going to review it or certainly in conjunction with Munster, there will be a review of how this has all been handled, how it has all played out.

um it absolutely well it makes clayton mcmillan's depending on the reasons that are given whether there's say a visa at play whether randall himself made the decision it makes clayton mcmillan's position very very uncomfortable because he has obviously identified this man as the person he wants to run his attack and be this you know a senior coach in the setup next year he is then doubled down on that by going to bat for him publicly and saying very strongly that he's a family man he's a very fine what was it an outstanding human being i think is that the phrase that he used mcmillan