O’Donnell: We owed it to fans

Munster try scorer Tommy O’Donnell reported to Ireland camp last night with spirits partially restored after helping to put Sale Sharks to the sword at Thomond Park.

Eliminated from the Champions Cup following the previous weekend’s defeat at Saracens, Test flanker O’Donnell found solace in his province’s rediscovered killer instinct after running eight second-half tries in a nine-try demolition of the English Premiership side.

“It’s good to see the ruthlessness there, once we saw blood in the water we went for it. Backs kept hitting tackles, it was incredible. It was good to be a forward in there as well.