The hugely popular Friends of Munster annual dinner took place at the New York Athletic Club last week with 300 people packing out the venue to raise valuable funds for the next generation of Munster stars.

Attendees were treated to a very insightful conversation between Munster head coach Graham Rowntree and RTE’s Marie Crowe, while the journalist also spoke to Munster legend Denis Leamy and current Munster fullback Mike Haley. There was also an auction, while the URC trophy was also on display.

Ahead of the dinner, I spoke to Graham Rowntree, Denis Leamy who won two Heineken Cup medals with the province, and Colm McMahon, a former Munster who player who is the head of rugby development at the club.

As mentioned during my podcast with Donncha O Callaghan, Munster are looking for charitable people to sign up for its Patron Programme that helps fund player development in the province, email markodriscoll@munsterrugby.ie for more.

First up, Michael Dorgan speaks to Graham Rowntree, Munster's Head Coach.

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