Anthony Foley has challenged his Munster players to leapfrog their Leinster rivals into Joe Schmidt’s Ireland squad by winning trophies for their province.

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SOMETHING of a curate’s egg this. Those of an optimistic bent will look to the rematch in Agen next Saturday buoyed by four tries, a gritty defensive display and a bonus point picked up with impeccable timing at the death by a sublime Brian O’Driscoll.

WITH Geordan Murphy and Denis Hickie unlikely to play again this season and Brian O’Driscoll a major doubt for France (February 14) and Wales (Feb 22), Irish coach Eddie O’Sullivan and his management team face many problems in the build-up to the Six Nations Championship.