Munster V Leinster is a derby with huge ramifications, says Anthony Foley

It’s a derby that carries massive weight and ramifications for two provinces desperate to put weeks of disappointment behind them and, belatedly, kick-start a season that for both squads is quickly turning into a season of sorrows.

Both teams showed signs of recovery in the last round of the European Champions Cup, and, while both suffered losses, there were more plusses than minuses to be gleaned from their post-match catch-up this week.

Simon Zebo assertion is that despite Munster’s travails domestically and in Europe they are “one pass or one off-load away from ripping a team apart”.