Donal Lenihan: Munster hierarchy need to open eyes and recognise diversity of fanbase

By continually playing matches at 8pm on a Saturday night in Limerick, the younger cohort of fans travelling from outside Limerick has fallen massively. 

Tadhg Beirne of Munster takes possession in a line-out ahead of Cam Jordan of Gloucester. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The body language of the Munster players on the final whistle, despite their 31-3 bonus point win on Saturday night, said a lot.

Heads slightly bowed, little or no histrionics, an acknowledgement that this latest performance against a weakened Gloucester side will be nowhere near good enough to beat Toulon at the electric Stade Mayol when the Champions Cup resumes next month.