 This game also involved the infamous 'Hand of Back' incident, in which Neil Back, the Leicester flanker, knocked the ball out of Stringer's hands during his put-in to a Munster scrum near the Leicester try-line, ultimately denying Munster any chance of a comeback .Stringer's first silverware with Munster came in February 2003, when they secured the 2002–03 Celtic League.He was also Munster's scrum-half when they beat Llanelli Scarlets to win the Celtic Cup in May 2005.