Horan: we’re prepared for every eventuality

Marcus Horan says Munster will be ready for whichever Gloucester side lines out at Kingsholm, writes Diarmuid O’Flynn.

FAIL to prepare, prepare to fail — that has become one of the many little motivation mantras used nowadays in sport at every level.

But what if you don’t know exactly what you’re preparing for? Take Marcus Horan and his front-row colleagues with Munster, who face Gloucester in the Heineken Cup quarter-final at Kingsholm tomorrow. Who have they been psyching themselves up to face? Will it be the dynamic trio of Nick Wood/Andy Titterall/Jack Forster or will it be the experienced Christian Califano/Olivier Azam/Carlos Nieto? Will it be a mix of both?