Munster supporters ready for Leicester

THE STORY is apocryphal, but so what? It concerns an Englishwoman and her child-in-arms at a European Cup match between Munster and Saracens at Vicarage Road.

The mother, in rapt concentration, suddenly realises her child has gone quiet. The little boy was facing rearwards over her shoulder and with some horror, she sees him happily gnawing on something. She swings around and grabs the offending item with some degree of puzzlement. "What the hell is he eating?"

A quiet Limerick-accented man immediately behind her on the terrace responds apologetically. "Ah, sure it's only a crubeen."