There may be bigger battles ahead in the culmination of this RaboDirect Pro12 campaign but Munster will close their regular season at home to Ulster this evening intent on maintaining momentum with the play-offs just a week away.

It may be a dead rubber in the eyes of some but for Munster’s Damien Varley, Saturday’s clash with Ulster holds plenty of reasons to put on a show at Thomond Park.

The emotions will inevitably be raw when Munster return to work this morning, thoughts of defeat by Toulon still painfully fresh in the minds of players who will feel there should still be a league and Heineken Cup double on their horizons.