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Article: Hooked on success ; On the ball: Munster hooker Jerry Flannery trains (left) ahead of tonights Magners League opener against Edinburgh; Kiwi star Doug Howlett in full flow (above) during the Heineken Cup Final; both captain Paul OConnell and Flannery (below) believe there is real competition for every position in the team.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 5, 2008
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Byline: EDWARD NEWMAN
JERRY FLANNERY i s welcoming t h e pressure being levered on Munsters established international stars on three fronts from Academy graduates, new signings and rejuvenated fringe players, explaining they are helping to raise standards as Munster eye Magners League and Heineken Cup glory.
Cup-winning full back Denis Hurley has been the first to find out that your place is not guaranteed in the Tony McGahan era. Hurley has been left out of the match-day 22 against Edinburgh tonight with Doug Howlett at full back and preseason sensation Keith Earls on the right wing.
Flannery keeps his place at hooker in a star-studded Munster ...