This will work wonders for Munster morale

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Different tournament, same drama. Munster are simply incapable of doing things the easy way.

The biggest plus from this performance was that having dug a very deep hole for themselves in the opening 40 minutes, Munster found the means to work their way out of a very awkward situation. That will stand to them.

Given that Saracens won their opening game against Clermont Auvergne, capturing a four try bonus point on the way with the French visitors also securing a losing bonus point, Munster simply had to rescue this one or their chances of getting out of an extremely challenging pool would have evaporated on the opening day.