Penney: Scots now legitimate threat

Edinburgh have become “fiercely competitive” according to Munster coach Rob Penney, who admitted the Scottish side’s development has unnerved him.

Penney: Scots now legitimate threat

Munster need a bonus-point victory from Sunday’s clash with the Scots at Thomond Park to retain any hope of earning a home Heineken Cup quarter-final draw, a tougher ask for the home side than would have been the case in the past.

“They’re certainly a different bunch than they were four months ago,” Penney said, yesterday. “They’ve developed a unity and a toughness that makes them very tough for teams to play against. We’ve seen Leinster go down to them, Perpginan, Gloucester away. They should have beaten Glasgow.

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