Penney relishing Ospreys test

Rob Penney is looking forward to his first big trip to Wales as he leads Munster into a RaboDirect Pro12 battle with the Ospreys at Liberty Stadium on Saturday.

The new coach has had a chance to look at the evidence of last year’s semi-final at the same venue when Munster were whacked by the eventual champions, but he is not in the least bit intimated, citing the huge number of changes in both camps as reason to disconnect from what happened last May.

Instead, he’s looking to build on a decent victory over the Dragons last weekend and believes his side, lying second in the table with three wins and a losing bonus point from four matches, are so far doing enough to keep him happy.