Sailing close to the wind

IT IS inevitable that some day Munster will lose a Heineken Cup game at Thomond Park.

When it happens, you want it to be against one of the giants of the European game. Let it be Toulouse, Wasps or even Leicester.

On Saturday, as the second half progressed, there was the ever increasing possibility that Harlequins, the city slickers of the English game, would be the ones to do so. Perish the thought.