Denis Leamy admits he wasn't expecting the call from Munster to come home.
Former Ireland star Leamy, 40, left his role as Leinster's contact skills coach in the summer to become part of his own province's new management set-up under Graham Rowntree as defence coach, a role he has experience of with Ireland's under-30s.
"There was loads to think about," said the Cashel man about the offer to return to Munster. "It wasn't an offer I was really expecting.