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Published 09:47 26 May 2017 BST
Updated 11:31 26 May 2017 BST
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"We had a send off for some of the players leaving Munster and Donnacha spoke in front of the group and I am always cognizant of keeping the lines running through Munster, keeping the tradition and it being passed on. Donnacha has always been really, really good for that. He spoke to the group and he spoke really, really powerfully," said the Tipperary man's former team-mate."Every year you go through this thing where players move on or they're retiring and the younger guys in the group never think that it is going to happen to them but I think after that, a lot of the younger players who would have heard Donnacha talk about his relationship with Munster Rugby and what it meant to him, they definitely would feel more privileged to play and be in a club like Munster and to play rugby for a living. "That is what Donnacha does - it is not just the technical stuff, he actually passes on that sense of responsibility. That is as important as any technical stuff you can pass on." Fancy heading along to this weekend's PRO12 final in the Aviva Stadium? We're teaming up with Mazda to give away one of two pairs of tickets to the game. Click here to enter...
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