Munster must find momentum

MUNSTER’S error-ridden performances against Leinster and Northampton over the last couple of weeks and Benetton Treviso’s sensational victory over French champions Perpignan mean there should be little danger of complacency in the home camp ahead of this afternoon’s Heineken Cup clash at Thomond Park.

As manager Shaun Payne commented during the week: “What do we have to be complacent about?”

Indeed. For 80 minutes, they were pushed and bullied around the RDS by Leinster and there wasn’t a whole lot of improvement for the first 50 or so in Northampton. They did pick it up in the end but have still some distance to travel. And if they again fall foul of the referee, this time the little-known Frenchman Jerome Garces, their task will be all the greater.