Expect mother of all battles, warns Mick

MUNSTER utility forward Mick O’Driscoll is well qualified to assess Perpignan’s strengths and weaknesses ahead of tomorrow’s Heineken Cup quarter-final at Lansdowne Road.

O’Driscoll spent an injury-plagued two years with the French side and has warned his colleagues to be ready for one of the biggest physical challenges of the season.

Perpignan, he says, are no longer the typical French team; good at home and bad on the road. They have notched up quite a few victories on their travels and pride themselves in those achievements.