# A new era for Munster?

An episode of [The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1341682574), 9 Oct 2026, 28 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64ef6d9e5464d50011bafece/e/6ac7bb7339599f7c56387e25/media.mp3

Following Munster’s appointment of former Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee as CEO, can the province build towards former glories? In today’s Counter Ruck rugby podcast Nathan Johns and Gerry Thornley look back at an era for the province which has been criticised for underachievement and ask whether Lee is the man to fix a culture that former players have described as “broken”. Gerry believes there are some strong indications that Munster has at last got the backroom leadership it has been lacking with Lee “fronting up” to the media and the public rather than leaving it to head coaches to explain what is amis. Munster travel to Ulster this weekend for the season’s first inter-provincial tie. The loser, Gerry explains, will go into the first round of European fixtures in the bottom eight of the URC table. So what does the future hold for Munster? And can it produce the consistent success its fan base expects? Presented by Nathan Johns. Produced by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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