Challenge Cup could be the right spot for Munster

Castres ripped up the script at Thomond Park with a dramatic 31–29 win, punishing Munster’s sloppy defence, poor discipline and three missed kicks from Jack Crowley.

Munster have dropped into the Challenge Cup for only the second time. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Champions Cup: Munster 29 Castres 31

When Clayton McMillan walked through the door at Munster Rugby last summer dreaming of taking his new club to uncharted frontiers, the New Zealander could barely have envisaged the Challenge Cup quarter-finals being one such destination.