Graham Rowntree: 'I am confident, do you know why? I trust the group'

FIXING FLAWS: Munster’s Eoghan Clarke, Dave Kilcoyne, Colm Hogan, Oli Jager, and Alex Nankivell during training ahead of this evening’s clash with Leinster.

Graham Rowntree knows the threats Leinster will pose his Munster side at Thomond Park tonight as the old rivals lock horns in the URC for the second time inside five weeks. The Reds head coach is also acutely aware of the various flaws in his own team that have been exposed in that same period, different opponents unpicking a new thread in a variety of seams from match to match.

And yet there is a strong sense of self-belief inside Munster’s High Performance Centre right now, borne of their run to the URC title last May and strengthened by signs of a rapidly evolving and exciting attacking gameplan which has also been on display in recent times.