Munster draw short straw in Champions Cup

Munster’s new-look brains trust will have little time to brace for their first intensive exam on the back of a Heineken Champions Cup draw in Lausanne yesterday which did the province few favours.

Paired initially with defending champions Saracens in Pool 4, the task for Johann van Graan’s side, which was ranked in the second tier of seeds, was only exacerbated when Racing 92 landed into the group alongside them.