No team are 'stupid enough' not to expect big Munster performance 

Beirne tapped into his side’s own heritage when it comes to this competition as he prepared to lead his side out at Stade Marcel-Deflandre in front of an army of travelling Munster supporters.

MUNSTER MENTALITY: Munster players Tadhg Beirne, left, and Conor Murray. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Tadhg Beirne has warned La Rochelle that no team would be “stupid enough” to underestimate Munster’s ability to produce a world-beating performance as the two sides prepare to go toe-to-toe in France on Saturday evening.

The Munster captain respects La Rochelle’s recent European heritage, fostered by their head coach Ronan O’Gara, who has delivered two Champions Cup successes in the last three seasons to add to the Heineken Cup double success he enjoyed with his home province in 2006 and 08.