Foley achieves all that was asked as Thomond rocks again

Thomond Park hasn’t exactly rocked of late, a point not lost on Edinburgh or Ospreys who seized their moment to bag rare wins in their respective Guinness Pro12 outings in Limerick last month.

European nights have always been different, however and despite the inconvenience of a 7.45pm kick off on a Friday night for the vast quantities of Munster followers living outside Limerick, the fans turned up in their droves and knew exactly what was expected of them on occasions such as this.

Saracens have pedigree and they also have previous, with 11 of their squad involved in this corresponding fixture two years ago. Like many before them, they knew what was coming but were powerless to deal with the unique set of challenges Munster reserve for European nights such as this.