Munster men on a mission once again, says coach Anthony Foley

Different venues, same objective. Munster head into their final game of the season against Scarlets at Thomond Park on Saturday knowing a repeat of last weekend’s victory over Edinburgh in Cork is their singular objective.

The bonus-point win against the Scots at a sold-out Musgrave Park last Friday returned Munster’s bid for a top-six finish in the Guinness Pro12 to their control, now any kind of a victory over the Scarlets in Limerick on Saturday afternoon will be enough to hang on to sixth place and thus secure qualification for next season’s Champions Cup.

For head coach Anthony Foley, this is merely the end game of the only scenario his side were left with following their defeat at Connacht three weeks ago which meant a top-four finish and progression to the league play-offs was beyond them.