O’Connell keeps focus on final job

Edinburgh 12 Munster 55

Undoubtedly, though, Munster’s seven-try haul provided a timely confidence lift for Rob Penney’s outfit in the wake of their Heineken Cup defeat to Toulon, but Paul O’Connell was downplaying the huge points tally notched by the visitors.

“Yes, we played a lot of good rugby. But you’re looking at two teams at different stages of their seasons. We had a hell of a lot to play for tonight with an outside shout at a home semi-final, and trying to secure third for ourselves, whereas Edinburgh probably didn’t have a lot to play for,” said O’Connell.