CONOR MURRAY has agreed to sign a new one-year deal with Munster and the IRFU.
Murray’s central contract was due to come to a close at the end of this season – along with Ireland captain Peter O’Mahony’s.
It was revealed last month that Munster had offered the veteran duo a chance to extend their deals and now Murray has once again committed to the province.
According to The Irish Times, the experienced scrum-half will put pen to paper for another year at the Reds.
Munster have been obliged to trim their budget and with the pair coming off national deals, new deals looked uncertain.
The IRFU supplements all provincial contracts and it is understood that the union are assisting Munster in offering reduced packages for Murray and O’Mahony.
Murray has been at his native Munster since his debut in 2010 and has amassed 115 Ireland caps since 2011.
The Ireland captain’s future still looks uncertain however.
O’Mahony has been centrally contracted since 2013 but has struggled with injuries this season.
The Corkman stepped down as Munster captain earlier this season as he felt that it was time to pass on the baton.
O’Mahony took on the role of permanent Munster captain for the 2013-14 campaign after the departure of All Blacks legend Doug Howlett.
But he had to wait until last season to lead the province to a trophy, with success in the URC ending their 12-year silverware drought.
At the time, O’Mahony said: “Captaining Munster has been a dream come true.
“However, I think it is the right time to step back from the role to share my experiences and give the same guidance that I received when I took on the role.”
O’Mahony was battling a shoulder injury at the time and made his return with a win against Toulon in January.
At the time, boss Graham Rowntree hailed O’Mahony and his teammates for getting the all important victory.
He said: “This is a huge competition for us and we were able to come over here and get our game on the field there, I’m immensely proud of the lads right from the get-go.
“We got our game going there. We spoke this week about being ambitious. I’ve seen the body of work we’ve done all season.
“We had a challenging period over Christmas with weather, a lot of moving parts with injuries and everything but we’ve had a cracking training week.
“We changed our kicking game a bit at half time, but stuck to the plan, you know, under pressure.
“We knew if we could keep the ball in play, keep the ball on the field, keep the ball in play and move them around.
“We knew there’d be opportunities for us when we stuck to that plan. Nothing more exciting than that really. I’m very proud.”