Munster is the one I love, the club that gave me everything. But that guarantees nothing...

I want Munster to win. That’s where I am from. Home is always home. Where the heart is. But there’s a deep feeling there for guys who will be playing in blue and white as well, writes Ronan O’Gara

So, 11,850 miles away from Bordeaux, in Monday’s small hours, a mother, father and five children will squat down in Christchurch and watch everything unfold, each little break in the game. Not all of the young ones will be roaring Munster on. Some have grown up Racing 92 supporters, and Daddy might have to do something about that. Might have to knock that out of them.

The Champions Cup semi-final on Sunday is an abnormal game for me. Munster is my home club, the one I love, the one that gave me everything. But then I coached for four and a half years at Racing, made proper friends there. The reality is I want Munster to win. That’s where I am from. Home is always home. Where the heart is. But there’s a deep feeling there for guys who will be playing in blue and white as well.