Do-or-die time for Munster — just how they like it

HEINEKEN CUP POOL SIX:

With team captain Peter O’Mahony back in harness following his November Test exertions with Ireland and promising to give a formidable Perpignan pack the abrasive, physical encounter he believes they crave, it promises to be a contest full of fireworks in Limerick as Munster aim to reel in the French Catalan side and keep their own qualification hopes alive following an opening-round loss at Edinburgh in October.

Head coach Rob Penney has also recalled scrum-half Conor Murray following his tour de force at scrum-half against the All Blacks a fortnight ago with both O’Mahony and Murray back in red for the first time since the league win away at Glasgow on October 25.