Munster face tough task but can get the job done

The tournament’s name may have changed but the key to European rugby remains to target four wins in the pool stages. Nothing else matters. Munster face a tough ask but possess players who can think for themselves and get the job done, writes Ronana O'Gara.

Pool 1: Champions Boulevard (Clermont Auvergne, Munster, Sale, Saracens)

Three proven European superpowers and a Sale side looking to raise their game... while the name of the competition may change, Munster still know the key to European rugby is to target four wins in the pool stages. Nothing else matters. That’s probably why they would have preferred the away game to Sale to come later in the campaign. A visit to the Allianz Park or the Stade Pierre Antoine now would have been a freebie. Sale away is a game they must win.