Munster secure the services of three players including Grand Slam winner
Munster Rugby have today announced that three current members of their squad have signed contract extensions, keeping them at the club for at least the next season.
Record appearance holder Stephen Archer has signed a six-month contract extension that keeps him at Munster until the end of January 2025.
The 36-year-old tighthead prop has 281 appearances for the club after making his debut in 2009.
He made 15 appearances in Munster’s successful URC campaign last season, starting the quarter-final, semi-final and final as Munster clinched their title.
On the other side of the scrum loosehead prop Dave Kilcoyne has signed a one-year extension that keeps him at the club until the end of the 2024/25 season.
Capped 56-times for Ireland, the 35-year-old made his debut in 2011 and has scored 22 tries in his 218 Munster appearances.
Kilcoyne appeared at his second Rugby World Cup with Ireland in 2023, making four appearances in the tournament before Ireland bowed out at the quarter-final stage.
Winning both the Six Nations Grand Slam and URC title last year, he made his 200th Munster appearance against Edinburgh in February 2022 and is one of only 14 players to achieve such a milestone.
Winger Calvin Nash was already contracted for the 2024/25 and has signed a one-year extension that sees him staying at Munster until at least 2026.
In a rich vein of form over the past two seasons, and after having an impressive Six Nations campaign with Ireland that included two tries, 26-year-old Nash was a key player in Munster’s URC victory last season, scoring in the Grand Final.
In total he scored seven tries in 17 starts last season, and this season has five tries in 16 starts.
Munster face Ulster at home in Round 18 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, June 1 at 17:15.
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Yes for sure, thanks for sharing. I fully understand that both parties are better off, no one needs to lose, neither competition suffers, in fact both can be better as a result.
Too many true rugby fans (and analysts) don't understand that.
I wouldn't imagine there is a date aye. It was a long decline rugby in SA and Australia was going through, and was so bad it even effected NZ, caused them to argue to can a couple of teams. The nation of SA probably grew into it? I know I watch more of the NH now specifically because of the SR teams playing there. I actually had to mention to Nick Bishop (because of his stubborn perspective) the other day that I've never been a fan of Super Rugby, I don't think they chose the right way to go about professionalism back in 1995. Unfortunately, NZR was stuck between a rock and a hard place, because it had SA's and Australians that ran their unions by States, so we had to separate into "two or three" teams as a result. Our game is in the kak now because of it, they want to kill off the lifeblood of our National Provincial Championship. But now we might see a way out of it, so it's all good.
Go to commentsOh, so the Boks going back to half way means they definitely scored?
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