Munster braced for northern exposure

DIRECTORS of rugby certainly have different ways of looking at things. For tonight’s Magners League encounter at Ravenhill, Ulster’s Brian McLaughlin has called up the majority of his big name players having rested them for last week’s visit to Leinster.

In complete contrast, his opposite number at Munster, Tony McGahan, has excluded all his senior internationals for the second successive week.

These factors combined with Ulster’s stellar record at their Belfast fortress point to a home victory. Star-studded Stade Francais were the latest to leave Ravenhill with red faces after their comprehensive 29-16 defeat in the Heineken Cup a few weeks ago.