Munster look to Miracle Match of 2016 for belief to claim Champions Cup spot

Stephen Archer, set to play his final home game in Cork on Friday in his 303rd appearance, also started against Edinburgh that night and he recently recalled the importance that cool heads within the camp made in 2016 ahead of their 27-19 victory and the following week’s 31-15 Thomond Park win over Scarlets which secured that crucial sixth-place finish.

BELIEF: The tail end of the campaign, a season on the line, and a sold-out Musgrave Park - Munster have been here before. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

The tail end of the campaign, a season on the line, and a sold-out Musgrave Park - Munster have been here before.

And as they prepare to welcome Benetton to Cork for the final round of the URC regular season on Friday night, former fly-half Johnny Holland believes the same elements that got Anthony Foley’s team over the line in 2016 can see their successors into the play-offs and onto the 2025-26 Champions Cup with a victory over the Italians.