Friends and foes all set for a high-octane battle

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It is always the same when Leinster face old foes Munster. Regardless of which side holds the bragging rights, there is always something said to stoke the fires and Munster head coach Rob Penney did that when he suggested his players would be facing the Six Nations champions at the Aviva Stadium tonight.

It has given the headline writers and chatroom contributors plenty to get their teeth into but for all the talk of pro-Leinster bias in Joe Schmidt’s Ireland selections, there can be few gripes from elsewhere when those players supposed unfairly favoured over others delivered some long-awaited silverware.