Penney wary of French as Munster sights trained on Metro

Munster coach Rob Penney has warned against complacency ahead of the province’s Heineken Cup opener against Racing Metro at Stade de France on Saturday.

Wed, 10 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
Colm O’Connor

The French outfit have lost back-to-back to games in the Top 14 but three weeks ago came within two points of defeating French giants, Clermont, away from home.

Penney believes such form makes their weekend opponents a more dangerous outfit.

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