Munster back Shane Daly and number 8 Gavin Coombes have signed new two-year deals with the province.
Daly scored a wonder try from 60 metres against Stade Francais on Saturday to mark his 100th Munster appearance with his 25th try.
"He's such an important player and person in our squad and you know, he was the [URC] 'Iron Man', I think, last year in terms of the minutes played and he's been a bit frustrated at the start of this season," interim head coach Ian Costello said on Saturday after the victory over Stade.
"He's had a few injuries but he epitomises everything good about this club. He's such a good professional."
The 27-year-old came through the ranks at Highfield and PBC before joining the Munster academy in 2016.
He won a number of honours with Cork Constitution and lined out for the Ireland U20s and the Ireland Sevens team before making his Munster debut against Cheetahs in September 2018.
The versatile back, who can play on the wing, at full-back and in midfield, earned two Ireland caps in 2020 and 2021.
Daly played the most minutes for Munster in 2022/23, also lining out for Emerging Ireland and Ireland A in 2022.
He racked up an impressive 1,800 minutes on the field in 24 appearances (23 starts) as Munster won the URC title along with his three appearances for Emerging Ireland and one for Ireland A.
A quite brilliant (double) chip and chase from Shane Daly has Munster firmly in control at Thomond Park. Once again, Crowley obliges with the extras.
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Daly carried his brilliant form into the 2023/24 season and won the URC Ironman for the most minutes played in the 2023/24 season.
So far this season, Daly has scored three tries in five appearances despite missing a number of games due to injury.
A two-year contract extension was announced for Alex Nankivell last week with Stephen Archer signing an extension until the end of the season.
Meanwhile, Coombes (above), who also got in the scoresheet at the weekend, has extended his stay.
The Skibbereen man has scored an impressive 47 tries in 106 Munster appearances since making his debut against Cheetahs in 2018.
Coombes, who turns 27 this week, earned two Ireland caps in the summer of 2021 after becoming the province's youngest ever Player of the Year at the age of 24.
He is fourth on the list of all-time try-scorers for Munster behind Simon Zebo (73), Keith Earls (64) and Andrew Conway (50).
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