Munster miss a few gears

SPEAKING to friends during the week about the appeal of the Heineken Cup, one of our party offered the opinion that the tournament had become a bit predictable and could do with a few surprises in the early rounds.

Little did we know that one of monumental proportions was almost on the cards in the very first game.

With just four minutes left on the clock on Friday night, Munster, trailing by a point stood on the verge of the greatest shock in the tournament’s history. Had Montauban held their nerve to the final whistle Munster’s chances of advancing to the knockout stage were in peril right from the off.