Fortune proves so fickle for Munster

Never before has the old adage that you’re only as good as you’re next game felt so apt.

Fortune proves so fickle for Munster
Mon, 14 Oct, 2013 - 01:00
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Donal Lenihan
A rugby player, coach and manager during a glittering career with Munster, Ireland and the Lions and now a definitive voice in Irish rugby analysis and commentary.

Seven days on from Munster’s morale-booster over the old enemy, Leinster, on home soil, and they crash and burn in Murrayfield.

It appears that far too much was read into that Pro12 result and Munster were guilty of complacency in Scotland. Even at the height of their powers, Munster could never afford to make that mistake.

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