So why is Thomond so special?

FIVE DAYS on and the buzz surrounding another famous Munster victory is still filling the air.

Everybody wants to talk about last Saturday. It seems that for the lucky 13,000 souls that filled the compact arena, countless thousands watched on television or listened to the radio.

The fact that Sale top the English domestic league has contributed even further to the feelgood factor of the red army. Prior to kick off, I spoke to many of the travelling English journalists including my former Lions colleague Paul Ackford.