‘Must win’ game for Munster

The prospect of missing out on qualification for next season’s European Champions Cup looms larger than ever for Munster after Glasgow Warriors’ win over the Newport Gwent Dragons on Thursday. That result drops Munster to eighth in the Guinness Pro12 table with only the top six assured of Champions Cup action.

‘Must win’ game for Munster
Sat, 27 Feb, 2016 - 00:00
Charlie Mulqueen

“Unimaginable and unthinkable, the worst case scenario,” is the view of loose head prop Dave Kilcoyne on such a season outcome.

“We’reaware of the situation and will deal with it one game at a time,” promises Anthony Foley as he rules out any talk of crisis in the camp.

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