Forget past miracles, time for action is now for Munster

The backlash. Gloucester are braced for it, the Thomond Park faithful are expecting it and, now, Munster must deliver it.

After a miserable afternoon in Edinburgh last weekend, Peter O’Mahony’s men have no choice but to come out this evening in top gear and atone for their lacklustre opening to the Heineken Cup pool campaign.

And you can be sure that significant changes in personnel for both sides ahead of this showdown with so much historical baggage will make no difference in the way Munster approach this opportunity to get their qualification ambitions back on track.