Munster have no reason to be fearful of Shark attack

DIFFICULT to know what to make of Sale Sharks after their stuttering 30-10 Heineken Cup win over the Gwent Dragons on Sunday.

Perhaps they were trying to delude Munster into believing they will be a soft touch on Saturday a suspicion strengthened perhaps by the rueful comment of coach Philippe Saint-Andre that “I hope Munster watched us and weren’t too impressed.”

Saint-Andre has been around too long to realise the difficulty in kidding Declan Kidney, Jerry Holland, Jim Williams, Brian Hickey and the rest but there were still some aspects of their performance against the Dragons to inspire the belief that Munster are fully capable of inflicting on Sale only their third defeat of the season.