If they had offered him a longer contract, Munster legend Peter Stringer could have been wearing Leinster blue for the forthcoming season.
The 37-year-old left Bath in May after two and a half years, where he was replaced by Fijian scrum-half Niko Matawalu, but stated his intention to keep playing elsewhere.
Former Leinster boss Matt O'Connor admitted in February that bringing the former Munster player in as cover could be a possibility with Eoin Reddan and Isaac Boss in the World Cup shake-up.
Stringer has since signed up with English Premiership side Sale Sharks but the Irish legend told 98FM Sport's Stephen Doyle that there had been interest from the three-time European champs
50 Days to Go : Rugby legend Peter Stringer, who won 98 international caps with Ireland, has been unveiled as the final pundit on TV3’s Rugby World Cup 2015 panel.
The former Ireland scrum half was in Dublin alongside Shane Jennings and Stuart Barnes to celebrate ’50 Days to Go’ to the biggest sporting event of the year; RWC 2015.
All of the action from ALL 48 matches will be Live and Exclusive on TV3 from Friday 18th September.
