Munster coach Denis Leamy wouldn't be drawn on speculation his side are on the verge of signing prop Oli Jager from the Crusaders.
The 28-year-old Kildare man, who has been based in New Zealand for the last 10 years, is set to leave the Super Rugby champions with immediate effect, after their head coach Rob Penney confirmed he was seeking an early release from his contract.
Munster have made previous bids to sign the prop, and it's believed they're his likely destination, with a deal currently being worked out.
On Friday night the province's head coach Graham Rowntree was evasive when asked if they were making a move for the player, saying he wouldn't be addressing speculation after their disappointing defeat to Ulster, before a brief admission that he had at least heard of Jager.
"He's played prop, hasn't he, a tighthead? I've heard of him," Rowntree joked on Friday.
This afternoon, defence coach Leamy also played a straight bat to questions that the province were set to add the Super Rugby winner to their ranks.
"I don't know anything about that," he said to reporters, albeit with a grin.
"Wig [Rowntree] is the only man in this building that will know anything about that. I can't help you on that one."
The province have been de-briefing Friday's defeat to Ulster in recent days, as attention turns to a rematch of their URC Grand Final against Stormers this Saturday at Thomond Park (5.15pm).
And after coming out second-best in most departments in Belfast against Ulster, Leamy (above) says they've been hard at work at training in UL.
"We started to lose set-piece, around the breakdown became very, very difficult around the interpretations, and our accuracy around the breakdown in terms of our ball control," he added.
"All those little bits and pieces, defensively we put ourselves under pressure off the back of that, we missed the odd tackle and Ulster, in fairness, to them were good enough to take advantage of that.
"It's a difficult position to be in. Never nice to lose, we've taken the bits and pieces out of it that we need to improve on. We looked in detail at that, and I know for a fact we'll be better this weekend.
"Our lineout has been very good over the last while in many ways. It's just back to basics, I know the boys have shone a light on it, there's been a lot of honesty and discussion around that and they've worked hard in the last few days to put together those pieces, and put them right.
"I'd be expecting a much better set-piece at the weekend."
With the province in the early stages of a tough run of fixtures, getting those issues ironed out quickly will be imperative.
The defending champions return to Thomond Park on Saturday for a game which will surely focus the mind, as they face the Stormers in a repeat of last season's decider.
The South African side have had a mixed start to the season, with two early wins followed by defeats to Glasgow and Benetton.
"It's always a great challenge, analysing them, and it's always a big ask to go out and defend against them, especially. But also the linespeed they bring in defence against your attack, it takes an awful lot of calmness, good shape and being brave to try to break them down.
"So it presents a big challenge and, I suppose, a big competitor to go up against."
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