Anthony Foley must find way to make Munster click again

For Munster supporters there is every reason to feel like the Grinch coming up to Christmas. Last Saturday’s Thomond Park defeat to Leicester Tigers made sure of that, writes Simon Lewis.

The province is in a pickle as they prepare for a trip to Welford Road on Sunday. Last Saturday’s 31-19 Champions Cup pool reverse to the Tigers in Limerick was their third defeat in a row following similarly poor Pro12 outings against Connacht and Newport Gwent Dragons, leaving them needing a victory on English soil to keep their European hopes on track.

Defeat would equal Munster’s worst losing run in the professional era, which came at the business end of the 2009-10 campaign that included league and European semi-final defeats.