Munster game a must-win, says Anscombe

The RaboDirect Pro12 campaign still has five months to run but Ulster coach Mark Anscombe described next Friday’s visit of Munster to Ravenhill as a must-win for his side.

Saturday’s loss to Leinster in Dublin leaves the northern province ten points adrift of Rob Penney’s men in the table and outside the play-off places by virtue of a worse points difference than Glasgow.

Hardly time to push the panic button then but the Kiwi was straight up when it was put to him that they can ill-afford a second consecutive interpro loss, given another defeat this week would leave them 14 points behind.