Oh, to have been tuned in for that fan’s forum. When he was on House of Rugby, earlier this year, Jerry Flannery positively raved about Alby Mathewson. Having been on the coaching staff during the New Zealander’s stint at Munster, Flannery witnessed the force of nature and uplifting influence he was. Mathewson, you may recall, […]

5 years ago

“I think the word legend gets thrown around a lot but certainly from an individual point of view he’s certainly one of the very best I’ve coached.” And so the curtain came down on the Munster career of Alby Mathewson. The Kiwi arrived, last season, as short-term cover for injured scrumhalves and ended up staying […]

6 years ago

Munster will hope that a closer look at Alby Mathewson’s leg will not bring more bad news. Munster travel to face Exeter in the Heineken Champions Cup, this weekend, and may be forced to leave the following scrum-halves at home: James Hart Conor Murray Neil Cronin Alby Mathewson Following Munster’s tough 30-22 loss to Leinster, on […]

8 years ago

…. and it found a teammate! Munster are without the scrum-half, and generalship, services of Conor Murray for the foreseeable future but, in Alby Mathewson, they have got a replacement that backs himself. Alby Mathewson has played Super Rugby, has lined out for Toulon and five Test caps for the All Blacks. In short, the 32-year-old […]

8 years ago