The day Penney’s plan hit the jackpot

Munster 47 Toulouse 23

The Munster head coach will not be overly concerned by the prospect of an away draw for the latest date with destiny on Sunday, April 27, even if it means it is a plane to Marseille his players must take rather than the bus up the road to Dublin for which he had hoped.

Toulon may be France’s top dogs right now and the defending European champions to boot, but the way Munster dismantled former French kings Toulouse in a six-try romp at Thomond Park on Saturday, well, anything is possible for the men in red.