All revved up for England

PETER STRINGER doesn't need anybody to tell him how difficult a place Twickenham can be to get a result.

In 2000, he sat on the bench as Ireland took a terrible roasting from a rampant English XV. And it was in the same year, again at Twickenham, that Munster suffered a heartbreaking defeat by Northampton in the Heineken Cup final. He has yet to win there and is under no illusions as to the size of the task awaiting himself and his teammates tomorrow.

Peter is in direct opposition to Matt Dawson, a mercurial figure. He is a dangerous customer behind a winning pack and Stringer accepts he will have his hands full dealing with Dawson's sniping, darting runs. He is in no way intimidated by the prospect.