Failings on the road mean Munster face ROG reunion 

Munster’s Tadhg Beirne after the Northampton game. Pic: Billy Stickland/Inpho

Munster’s failures on the road in the Champions Cup came back to bite them as they were handed an away trip to Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle for their Round of 16 fixture in April.

It will be the first time O’Gara has coached against his former province, with whom he won two Heineken Cups in 2006 and 2008. Having emulated his success as a player with two Champions Cup successes as boss at La Rochelle, Munster will know they have paid a heavy price for an inconsistent pool campaign.