Why the bad blood still runs deep

NO ONE should worry that any of Munster’s Grand Slam heroes might not be ‘up for’ tomorrow’s Heineken Cup quarter-final with Ospreys at Thomond Park.

The sides’ recent histories assures there will be no lack of motivation from either team in Limerick. There have been bust-ups, dismissals, stray boots, citings and counter-citings, and disciplinary hearings. All this bad blood guarantees that both sides will be highly tuned to blast the opposition out of the tournament tomorrow.

A lot of this ill-feeling within the Munster camp has been generated not so much by the Ospreys’ players but by the words and actions of some of the club’s coaching staff.