Munster set to take the field with a point to prove against visiting Sharks

Few teams have been as good as Munster at turning a snub or a slight, perceived or otherwise, into motivational ammunition, and the Sharks from Durban can expect plenty of bite from Clayton McMillan’s side when they rock up at Thomond Park this Saturday (5.30pm).

There were just two Munster players in Andy Farrell’s squad announced last week for the Nations Cup and while they had nine included this week in the Ireland XV squad to play Fiji on November 20th in Cork, the omission of backrow regulars Alex Kendellen, Jack O’Donoghue, Gavin Coombes and John Hodnett will not have gone unnoticed down south.