Rugby:Munster have agreed to allow scrumhalf Peter Stringer take up a short-term contract with English Premiership side Saracens.
The London side have lost scrumhalves Neil de Kock and Richard and Wigglesworth to injury and approached Munster with the proposal of a three-month loan contract for the 33-year-old Ireland international.
Stringer has found himself third in the pecking order at Munster behind fellow internationals Conor Murray and Tomás O’Leary, who starts tonight’s match away to Ospreys.
Stringer, who played for the Barbarians last Saturday, said: “I believe I still have a lot to offer and want to continue to play at the highest level.
“In the situation I currently find myself, that is outside the Munster matchday squad, I think this temporary switch to Saracens will serve my ambition best.
“This offers me a new challenge, and I’m grateful to Munster management for their co-operation.”
Commenting on the news Tony McGahan said. “We recognise the situation Peter finds himself in, are happy to accommodate this short-term arrangement and wish Peter well.”
