The Munster Race 2014

By popular demand the Munster Race returns this week with the squad hitting the road on a two-day tour of the province on Wednesday.

Last year’s inaugural race saw the Munster squad hit the 6 counties on a team building exercise that quickly became an extremely successful and popular community engagement initiative.

With social media going into overdrive and a frenzy of updates from the squad as they toured around the province, supporters got the chance to meet their Munster heroes up close in their local surroundings, and we’re doing it all again this summer!

So look out for roaming Munster players as they make their way through local towns around the province this Wednesday and Thursday.

Make sure to stop the players for a selfie or autograph, or get them to do a random task as they make their way to Dingle where the squad will all gather on Thursday at 5pm. They will then host an open training session in Rugbaí Corca Duibhne on Friday morning at 10.30am.

Like last year the groups have been assigned challenges for along the way with Munster Rugby sponsors also setting tasks for each of the groups. It won’t be all fun and games with the squad required to do their assigned gym session also on Wednesday, so who knows? – you could have 7 Munster players joining you as you sweat it out in the gym this week!

Stay up-to-date with everything happening on the Munster Race by following the hashtag #MunRace14 or follow our live blog on the Munster Rugby website from Wednesday.

Find details of groups and general routes below:

Group 1: Shane Buckley, Ivan Dineen, Denis Hurley, Barry O’Mahony, Johne Murphy, Conor Murray, Damien Varley

Drop-off: Doolin, Co. Clare
Sponsor Challenge: SEAT
General route: Clare-Limerick-Kerry

Group 2: Alan Cotter, Dave Foley, Ian Keatley, Dave O’Callaghan, John Ryan, Gerhard van den Heever, Simon Zebo

Drop-off: Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Sponsor Challenge: Coca Cola
General route: Tipperary-Limerick-Cork-Kerry

Group 3: Andrew Conway, Sean Dougall, Dave Kilcoyne, Luke O’Dea, Tommy O’Donnell, Niall Scannell, Duncan Williams

Drop-off: Waterford City
Sponsor Challenge: Bank of Ireland
General route: Waterford-Cork-Kerry

Group 4: Paddy Butler, JJ Hanrahan, Billy Holland, Martin Kelly, Donncha O’Callaghan, Peter O’Mahony, Mike Sherry

Drop-off: Cork City
Sponsor Challenge: Timberland
General route: Cork-Kerry

Group 5: BJ Botha, Keith Earls, Johnny Holland, Felix Jones, Kevin O’Byrne, Ronan O’Mahony, Donnacha Ryan

Drop-off: Killaloe, Co. Clare
Sponsor Challenge: Life Style Sports
General route: Clare-Limerick-Kerry

Group 6: Stephen Archer, Cian Bohane, Duncan Casey, Robin Copeland, James Cronin, Paul O’Connell, Cathal Sheridan, CJ Stander

Drop-off: Bandon, Co. Cork
Sponsor Challenge: Irish Independent
General route: Cork-Ring of Kerry

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