Castres crisis is deeper but Munster must keep discipline

Given the list of treatments prescribed to cure Munster’s ills after defeat at Leinster were all deemed quick fixes, Rassie Erasmus must be confident his players can get the job done at Castres tomorrow (1pm Irish time).

For all Munster’s inevitable talking up of their first Champions Cup Pool 4 opponents since last Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 derby defeat, they will visit Stade Pierre-Antoine to meet hosts with considerably deeper crises after losing five of their first seven Top14 games this season.

Castres’ home victory a fortnight ago over reigning French champions and European heavyweights Clermont Auvergne has been held up as an example of how potent tomorrow’s opponents can be and should not be discounted.