Munster in no mood to halt URC march at Thomond  

Fourth seeds Glasgow, however, will arrive at Thomond Park buoyed by the memory of their 38-26 league win on the same pitch in March 2023.

SMALL YET MIGHTY: Craig Casey of Munster celebrates after the United Rugby Championship Quarter-Final match between Glasgow Warriors and Munster at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. Pic: Paul Devlin/, Sportsfile

Not limping but marching, Munster will stride confidently into Saturday night’s URC semi-final against Glasgow Warriors not only with the belief that comes from a 10-game winning streak but the knowledge that it was achieved the hard way.

Undefeated since January 1, with eight bonus points accrued from nine victories, top seeding has earned the champions home advantage and a potential 20,000-plus crowd at Thomond Park, providing the perfect backdrop for Graham Rowntree’s team to set about earning a return to the final 13 months on from the most unlikely of title triumphs.