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Published 18:25 30 Aug 2020 BST
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"No, we just took him off the pitch. The game was won and we just tried to protect him. He hasn't played a lot of rugby. There's absolutely nothing wrong with him, we just said we'd finish the game off with 14 for the last 10 minutes."[caption id="attachment_215340" align="aligncenter" width="2048"]
Munster's imposing centres Chris Farrell and Damian De Allende. (Credit: Sportsfile)[/caption]
The bonus point victory puts Munster on a collision course - yet again - with Leinster in a Guinness PRO14 semi-final. The reigning champs have done for Munster a couple of times in recent history and they are getting an extra days' rest before the Friday evening encounter [back here at the Aviva Stadium].
Van Graan left us in no doubt what he reckons of enforcing a five-day turnaround on his side. He commented:
"It's the shortest turnaround that we've had in years. Those are the cards we've been dealt, so we'll get back to Limerick and Cork tonight, literally have one training session and we're back here on Thursday. "It's all about recovery but that's the challenge of sports and that's what we've got to do. We'll be back here on Friday evening against the champions in their back yard."The Munster head coach says his players will only have 60 minutes of on-pitch training time during the week. Leinster - with a home semi-final secured months ago - also had the chance to rest several senior players when they played and defeated Ulster on Saturday evening.
Ref mic picks up risky backchat from annoyed Munster captain Beirne
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