Erasmus warns a repeat of Castres will mean no points for Munster

Rassie Erasmus last night laid the significance of Saturday’s European Champions Cup clash of Munster and Racing 92 at Thomond Park firmly on the line.

“If we win, we are top of the table, if they win they are top of the table, so that’s how important it is”, he said before using the poor performance in Castres on Sunday to warn: “if we play like that this week, we won’t get any points out of the game”.

It was almost as if Erasmus didn’t want to be reminded his team conceded 15 turnovers, 11 penalties and missed 22 tackles in somehow escaping from the South of France with a share of the spoils they probably didn’t deserve.