After the tumultuous and ultimately monumental week that was, it's back to business as usual for Munster Rugby this week - or at least as near to it as they can get.
A stunning victory over Glasgow in their opening Champions Cup fixture must now be put in the red men's rear-view, with a trip to Ravenhill beckoning.
On Friday evening, CJ Stander will, in all likelihood, return to the no.8 shirt following a temporary switch to 24 in honour of the late, great Axel Foley. Speaking to Simon Lewis in The Examiner, the big Bok explained how difficult it will be to do Foley justice in the shirt the Killaloe man made his own throughout a 13-year career, and vowed to play with more intensity and passion than ever before in future fixtures.
I felt that he brought a lot to that jersey, he gave everything in that jersey, I think giving that jersey off for the day was a great touch.
You can’t do him justice in that jersey so playing at 24 was still a massive honour. You only get it for a game, you’re just borrowing it from the next guy.
For me, it’s going to be a massive honour to play in that 8 jersey again. It means I’m going to have to play harder, make him proud.
The 26-year-old also revealed the boost that Munster faithful provided their side in the second half, which allowed the southern province to battle over the line despite being a man short for three quarters of a titanic fixture following Keith Earls' red card:
They look after their own, and I think they lost a son, someone that brought the jersey and the crest at his best capabilities and it was amazing to see the support, the people coming out to support the family and players, it meant a lot. I’ve always loved that, and it’s a thing I’ll cherish for life.
We were down to 14 men for 60 minutes and there was a stage, about 53 minutes in, we were tired. It was an emotional week and everything just came on top of each other. I looked up, everyone looked up and we just got this massive roar... it really lifted you.
Glasgow head coach Gregor Townsend also spoke of his amazement at the Munster crowd and wider reaction to Foley's passing. You can read that, along with Stander's full interview, over at The Examiner.
