Munster old boys out to prove a point

Munster may have added motivation against Leinster, given their respective representations in Ireland’s Six Nations squad, but the desire to prove people wrong will work both ways at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Mike Ross, Sean Cronin and Eoin Reddan were all once Munster players. All three were told there was no place for them at the province and Reddan admits that such a backdrop adds an extra edge to the week for him.

There was no talk of revenge, and he is not “going out there to take anyone’s head off”, but Reddan will pack his bag that bit earlier tomorrow night and his head will hit the pillow before the usual hour.