How do you stop Teddy Thomas?

He’s the Racing 92 wing who broke Munster hearts in Bordeaux and who has the firepower to do the same to Leinster in Bilbao on Saturday, so just how do you stop Teddy Thomas?

Irish rugby supporters have the frayed nerves as evidence of the effect Thomas has had on their year so far. From the darting run in the opening minutes of Munster’s losing visit to the U Arena in January to his devastating try for France against Ireland in Paris on the opening night of the Six Nations in February, the 24-year-old from Biarritz had signalled the dangers he posed to opposition defences well before last month’s enthralling first-half display at Stade Chaban-Delmas.

Ahead of that Champions Cup semi-final, this writer had written of the threat: “Forewarned is forearmed and Munster will be on red alert to shackle Thomas at Stade Chaban-Delmas.”