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8th January 2019
10:43am GMT

18 months ago, Keatley was considering approaches from English and Top 14 sides but he opted to sign a contract extension with Munster. Soon after that deal was penned, he told us:
"I thought about moving away but then I had to think about what was best for myself and my family - what would be easier for my partner and the new arrival. It would be easy, if we moved away, for me to make friends as I would have the rugby community and I'd see them every day. But Lisa (my partner) may be at home with the baby every day, on her own. "So that was a big consideration in staying or moving."Last season was Keatley's best in a Munster jersey but van Graan was never going to turn down the chance of bringing Carbery down from Leinster, especially when Ireland coach Joe Schmidt pushed for him to get more game-time at No.10. The Keatley move was first reported in the Limerick Leader. It was a harsh return for the Dubliner but he turns 32 in April and professional rugby is often a ruthless enterprise. Scrumhalf Duncan Williams is also expected to move on in the summer while Jaco Taute has been linked by The42.ie with a switch to the English Premiership when his contract expires in the summer. JJ Hanrahan and Bleyendaal are now looked upon as the back-up options to Carbery, who is revelling in his senior outhalf role at his new club.
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