Ahern and Munster 'under no illusions' as to Saracens' power game

As Tom Ahern looks towards his first appearance against these storied opponents, the 24-year-old lock/flanker is not expecting much deviation from type in the nature of the battle ahead

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025 - 01:02

Simon Lewis

It has been a little over five years since Munster last locked horns with Saracens, back in the days when home and away pool meetings in a six-game pool stage brought added tension to Champions Cup qualification.

The competition format may be different now, with four pool matches, each against a different side, and rugby’s laws are considerably different, while the personnel of both teams has changed markedly since those December 2019 head-to-heads when each side claimed a hard-fought home victory and Saracens edged the aggregate score from the two fixtures 18-16 thanks to a 15-6 win in north London.