Hurley relishing new Munster role

Hurley made the switch into the centres during last week's GUINNESS PRO12 win over Zebre where he was paired with new signing Andrew Smith.

After an enjoyable outing that saw the Irish province pick up a 31-5 win over the Italians, attentions now turn to this weekend's clash with an in-form Ospreys side.

And while Hurley knows the match will pose a whole new set of problems to his side he is also confident of getting points on the board.

"From my side, I have played a number of positions, and I am now learning a new trade playing in the centres. That has rejuvenated me, learning new skills," he said.

"Last week was my first game of the season, Andrew has had a couple so far. He has shown he is a capable ball player and around the park he is very talkative and gives a lot of talk on the field.

"We had a couple of opportunities against Zebre to put some good phases together and we scored some good tries. It was really enjoyable on that front.

"This weekend against Ospreys we know it's going to be a lot harder with the type of game plan in defence they throw up against you.

"The type of game they play is very attractive and very effective which will keep our hands full.

"There's a lot of points we have to be mindful of, but at the same time we have to go out and play our game of rugby and get points on the board."

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