Flannery ready to front up

JERRY FLANNERY has backed Munster’s often under-fire front row to come up trumps in Saturday’s Heineken Cup clash with Northampton.

Flannery helped steady the ship during last week’s Magners League clash with arch-rivals Leinster, and though bitterly disappointed with the single-point defeat he was pleased with the Munster set piece.

Munster coach Tony McGahan has set aside significant time for scrum practice to prepare for Northampton’s Euan Murray, Dylan Hartley and, probably, Tongan Soane Tongauiha.