Reds can rattle the best

Things that surprise: Toulouse’s Thomond no-show; their body language; that they were surprised by the intensity of the occasion is a surprise in itself.

Saturday was a proper Thomond Park experience and a proper no-show from the most successful club team in the history of European competition. What Munster fed off, Toulouse shirked.

Even when Guy Noves — helpless on the sideline — saw his side break through for a try, Munster just went through the gears and eviscerated them. A try after four minutes. Goodnight Toulouse.