Reality bites for Munster, says Denis Hurley

Long before Munster headed home from Bristol on Sunday, players and management knew that unless this is a tough week of soul-searching and preparation then their Champions Cup campaign will be unhinged over the next two weekends by in-form Leicester Tigers.

Denis Hurley has been round the block long enough to know this will not be an easy week. Suffering successive losses to the two traditionally weakest teams in the Pro12 outside of Italy, demands a response.

And Hurley thinks Munster can go to the well and fashion a performance which will get a result in Thomond Park on Saturday evening.