Munster's undisputable rivalry with Glasgow set to rear its head once more 

There is a certain edginess to this Irish-Scottish meeting that separates it from other non derby match-ups
Munster's undisputable rivalry with Glasgow set to rear its head once more 

BIG-TIME RIVALRY: Tom Ahern celebrates scoring his second try against Glasgow in Cork. Pic: Kieran Ryan-Benson

No-one quite knows when it started but the evidence of a bitter rivalry going back at least a decade between Munster and Glasgow is undisputable and neither camp is denying its existence.

The two teams, who meet at Thomond Park this evening in a URC semi-final, have enough recent history to suggest this is a knockout tie to relish between the top-ranked defending champions and the fourth-seeded Warriors.

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