Reality check for Munster rugby

IT’S difficult to escape the feeling that Munster’s comprehensive defeat at the hands of Saracens was an accident waiting to happen, says Donal Lenihan.

Advancing to the Heineken Cup semi-finals over the past two seasons helped to mask issues that have been brewing for some time.

Given the incredible performances against the might of Clermont Auvergne and Toulon in those two semis in Montpellier and Marseille, Munster have now taken a major step backwards in this season’s tournament.