Dead rubber or not, this one is for the fans

Dave Kilcoyne may well be playing in a dead rubber at Thomond Park on Sunday if results elsewhere in the Heineken Champions Cup fail to fall Munster’s way but he knows how important a win over Ospreys will be, regardless of their European fate.

Munster’s defeat in Paris to Racing 92 last Sunday means the province has lost control of its own destiny in terms of qualification for the knockout stages.