Rassie Erasmus: We will prepare as normal for Paris

Memories of Anthony Foley and his untimely passing will abound when Munster return to the French capital for their delayed Champions Cup meeting with Racing 92 this weekend and Rassie Erasmus admits the prospect is a challenging one.

Finding an emotional balance will not be straightforward for coaches, players and support staff as they prepare for the first of three key European fixtures in as many weeks. But their Director of Rugby sounded the right note yesterday.

“Emotionally it’s the week we remember Axel passing away. That will be a challenge for us. But we have had so many weird weeks in the past while we have been sitting down on a Sunday wondering how we were going to tackle the next week.