Donal Lenihan: The real Munster quandary — where was this fight the week before?

All too often, Munster fail to play to the maximum of their ability on the days that really matter
Donal Lenihan: The real Munster quandary — where was this fight the week before?

Toulouse's Cheslin Kolbe claims a high ball. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

We’ve been down this road before. Many times. Munster, with their backs to the wall, where else, in search of some form of redemption.

Why does it always have to come to this? After a decade of failure on the days that really matter, such as at the semi-final and final stages of the major tournaments, the most recent against Leinster in the Guinness PRO14 final guaranteed that, at the very least, Munster would fight tooth and nail to record another famous win over Toulouse.

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