We need to be physical and ruthless, says Dave Kilcoyne

The Anthony Foley era at Munster may have got off to a shaky start, but, as Dave Kilcoyne was reminded, the same thing has happened to the very best of them.

Building up to Saturday’s European Champions Cup opener at Sale Sharks, the province appear to have turned a corner following back-to-back wins over Leinster and Scarlets that have designated below-par home defeats to Edinburgh and Ospreys as teething problems.

Munster are still far from the finished article as they start life under new head coach Foley and there may well be more issues cropping up along the way.