Toulon won’t fear us, admits Penney

Munster head coach Rob Penney has admitted Heineken Cup semi-final opponents Toulon have nothing to fear from his side going into Sunday’s showdown at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome.

Defending champions and French Top14 leaders Toulon are red-hot favourites to make an instant return to the European final thanks to their star-studded and physically imposing squad as well as the home advantage they will enjoy in southern France at a stadium less than hour’s drive from their own Stade Felix Mayol.

Despite his side demolishing four-time champions Toulouse in the quarter-finals in a six-try rout at Thomond Park earlier this month, Penney yesterday made little effort to talk up his province’s chances of a surprise on the road this weekend when having talked up Toulon’s impressive array of internationals he was asked what the French side’s view of Munster might be.