It’s ‘win or bust’, says Keith Earls

Scary. That’s the very appropriate word Keith Earls uses to describe the sense of unease in the Munster camp at the thought that they may not qualify for next season’s European Champions Cup.

All the indications are that they need to take a minimum of eight points from their remaining three Guinness Pro12 games, starting with Connacht in Galway on Saturday night, to make the premier European competition next year and that won’t be easily done.