Champions Cup preview: A fighting chance but this would be one of Munster's finest hours

Living up to expectations should be simple at Wasps because there are none

Scott Buckley, centre, during Munster Rugby squad training at University of Limerick in Limerick. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The stage is set for one of those magical Munster European away days and an improbable victory against the odds. But thoughts of winning the Heineken Champions Cup will have been for others to dream of last night.

For Munster, after their tumultuous build-up to tomorrow’s pool opener at Wasps, just coming out the other side of this match with anything resembling a European campaign intact will represent one of the province’s greatest achievements in their storied history.