Skilful full-back DENIS HURLEY had a dream finish to the 2007/08 season, donning the number 15 jersey in Munster's second Heineken Cup triumph.

The 24-year-old Cork Constitution clubman, originally from Kells in Meath, took up rugby with Navan RFC but his career has really taken off down south, where he graduated from UCC and joined the Munster Academy.

A rangy player with deceptive pace, Hurley is a member of the IRFU's High Performance Select Group and was part of the 2005 Ireland Under-21 squad that included Andrew Trimble and Stephen Ferris.

An AIB League Division One winner with Cork Con last year, he was the starting full-back in the Ireland 'A' Plate-winning side at last summer's Churchill Cup.