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Conor Murray of Ireland prepares to put the ball through a scrum as Antoine Dupont of France looks on. (Photo by John Berry/Getty Images)[/caption]
"He's a real favourite of mine," says Lindsay Peat. "His game has really evolved, and any time I see Munster put a consistent performance together, he has been at the heart of it. He moves the ball quick, gets forwards on the ball. Munster are playing this offloading game with a nice mixture of youth and experience, and I think most of your best performances have come with Craig Casey there [starting]. "Conor Murray has been a real stalwart for Munster but, for me, going into the business end of the season, I'd favour Craig.""Do you think he should be starting?" Peat then asked Rory Scannell. "Greg is a big Murray fan, I know that," Scannell remarked. Greg O'Shea has, indeed, spoke up for Murray on a couple of occasions on past shows. Not too long retired, Darren Cave appreciated the tough spot Scannell was being put in - "So which one of your teammates do you like better? You have to pick one!" In fairness to the Munster centre, he made a call.
"With the last few weeks, Conor has been playing very well when he's started. Craig has been bringing a great impact off the bench, as we saw the other night. When Craig has started, he's had some great performances, as you've said. But I think the way things have been going the last few weeks has been working well - that last 20 minutes, when games open up, Craig has been coming on and having a huge impact. Two tries the other night. He's running around lads for fun. "They're two very different players, as you said. Conor's kicking game is best in the world, I think, so the way we've been going the last few weeks, it's been working, so I wouldn't see it changing but I'm not picking the team."https://www.instagram.com/p/CdENfGsKc5c/ When Greg O'Shea turned to Darren Cave to settle the matter, the former Ulster and Ireland centre stressed how both players have great qualities, and how Munster would do well no matter who they picked. "You've got an opinion on everything, but not this?" O'Shea joked. "You're such a sausage man. Pick one!"
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