Munster dare not let golden chance of derby scalp pass them by

With Leinster eyes firmly on La Rochelle and a fifth European star, Van Graan and co can scratch the itch that has nagged since 2018

Pointing the way: Munster head coach Johan van Graan. Pic: INPHO/Ben Brady

Whatever about Leo Cullen’s assertion that Leinster's final game of the regular season is not must-win but “want-to-win”, his selection for today’s United Rugby Championship derby with Munster has shifted their priority from must-win to dare-not-lose.

With this evening’s Aviva Stadium fixture sandwiched between Leinster’s European semi-final demolition of Toulouse and next Saturday’s final against La Rochelle, Cullen was never likely to have served his frontliners up for the filling.