Munster’s Craig Casey relishing prospect of Champions Cup battle with Baptiste Serin

Munster face Toulon in the Champions Cup on Sunday with Casey's fellow scrum-half Serin being the “the heartbeat of their game”

Munster scrum-half Craig Casey said his confidence in teammates and the province's coaching staff is "sky high". Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

As a fledgling scrum-half Craig Casey grew up with a love of France’s archetypal number nine, the playmaking petit général. On Sunday at Stade Felix Mayol he could go head-to-head with another in that mould, Toulon’s Baptiste Serin.

Antoine Dupont may rule the roost in Casey’s position, and the Toulouse star unsurprisingly plays a prominent role in the Munster scrum-half’s pre-game ritual of watching the best players in his class on a highlight reel but Serin is another French international nine whom the Irishman admires. He is relishing the prospect of facing the 31-year-old when the Champions Cup pool rivals clash this weekend.