Where now for Munster?

WHEN we’re bad, we know how bad we can be.

Those words spoken at last week’s media conference by Paul O’Connell came back to haunt the Irish and Lions captain at Croke Park on Saturday.

For sure, Munster were bad but even in his worst dreams O’Connell could not have envisaged they would be that bad. There’s no taking anything away from the Leinster victory. They played with absolute assurance and self-belief not to mention considerable skill – whereas Munster dithered and dallied nervously and played like a well beaten team with a quarter of an hour or more still to play.