Three to savour: magic nights when Thomond Park rocked

January 18, 2003. Pool Two: Munster 33 Gloucester 6

THIS game has come to rival the 1978 defeat of the All Blacks in the pantheon of legendary Munster performances.

Never was the motto: “To the Brave and Faithful, Nothing is Impossible” more suited. After all, needing to score four tries and win by at least 27 points against a team of Gloucester’s quality seemed too great an ask, even for a side of Munster’s fortitude and self belief.