Munster's head coach in waiting Graham Rowntree says the time was right for him to throw his hat in the ring to be Johann van Graan's successor.
Speaking for the first time since the province announced that their forwards coach would be taking over in the hot seat from July 1, Rowntree said: "It's excellent, it was a thorough process.
"It's all done now, we can crack on, not that I was distracted by any means but we can crack on - and crack on with Saturday's game in particular.