Munster scrum no pushover, warns Quins chief O’Shea

HARLEQUINS won’t target Munster’s scrum during Saturday’s Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final at Thomond Park, according to their director of rugby Conor O’Shea.

The scrum has been Munster’s Achilles heel all season and they struggled there again during last weekend’s Magners League win over the Ospreys. However, O’Shea insists it’s an area of Munster’s game that isn’t as weak as it’s perceived to be.

He said: “A lot of what’s happened for them at the scrum is down to interpretation and I don’t really buy it. I don’t think you can say there are any weaknesses in the Munster team and their scrum certainly isn’t weak.