Mike Sherry wants real Munster to front up

Mike Sherry was correct to say this week there was plenty to play for when Munster meet Stade Francais at Thomond Park today.

The fact qualification for the Champions Cup knockout stages is not among the incentives is unfortunate given European success has, for so long, been the modus operandi of the province.

Yet the hooker, a two-year contract extension freshly signed, was speaking from the heart and that is precisely what Munster will need to summon this afternoon if they are to begin to climb out of the hole they have dug for themselves over the past two months.