Potent Thomond cocktail can leave French reeling

Memo to Munster fans from Ronan O'Gara : Get into Thomond Park a good 45 minutes before tomorrow’s Heineken Cup quarter-final.

You could decide the game before Nigel Owens’ first whistle.

Of all the sub-plots simmering ahead of a fascinating two days of quality rugby, I’m giddiest about how Toulouse manage the Thomond Park experience. If I could give one message to the Munster people, it’s how important the crowd is going to be tomorrow afternoon.