Munster in better place after 'very deliberate, very precise' review session

Munster defence coach Denis Leamy said his side "got to the heart of it very quickly" following a humiliating 45-0 defeat to the Sharks on Saturday

Denis Leamy believes a a top-four URC finish and home quarter-final draw is attainable for Munster. Pic: Shaun Roy/Sportsfile

A 45-0 defeat may well lead to dressing-room angst, some hairdryer treatment and the airing of grievances yet Munster went about their business differently in the wake of their URC drubbing by the Sharks at the weekend.

A player-led team meeting in a fresh location purposely took the emotion out of a potentially raw situation midway through the province’s two-week South African tour as Clayton McMillan’s side decamped from Durban, the scene of their Round 13 demolition, and pitched up in Cape Town to address what was required for an improved performance this Saturday in Pretoria.