Munster masterclass

Castres Olympique 9 Munster 46

This was the kind of display skipper Anthony Foley has been promising for a month or more and its timing could hardly have been better.

They now wait to see how erstwhile Pool One leaders Sale Sharks fare against the Newport Dragons at Sale tomorrow. The teams are tied on 18 points but assuming the English league leaders score their anticipated victory against the Welsh, they will come to Thomond Park next Saturday in pole position for one of the most mouth-watering occasions Munster and their wonderful supporters have experienced.