Up for it!

THE HOST city is awash in red, the Sale Sharks fans have arrived, the weather forecast is favourable.

Just about everything is ready for the mother and father of all Heineken Cup games between Munster and Sale Sharks at Thomond Park this evening.

The mathematics are quite simple. Munster will top Pool 1 and clinch a home quarter-final if they win and score four tries while preventing the Sharks from claiming a bonus point. If Munster succeed but without a bonus point, then they will claim an away draw in the quarter-finals. If they lose, they’re out. If Sale claim even a single point, it is they who will top the pool and look forward to playing on the ground of their choice (probably the City of Manchester Stadium) in the knockout stages.