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Munster will have no time to rest on their laurels after their hard-fought win over La Rochelle in the Investec Champions Cup Round of 16, to reach this weekend's quarter-finals.

The one-point win over Ronan O'Gara's side was the province's first knockout win in France in 23 years, and just seven days on they will need to produce the same result to progress to the semi-final stage.

Bernard Jackman was studying their opponents, Bordeaux Bégles, when they beat Ulster by 12 points in the Stade Chaban Delmas.

In another first for Munster, they will be back on the west coast of France to face Bordeaux Bégles, who also have Irish influence in the form of attacking coach Noel McNamara, however former Munster 10 Joey Carbery misses out through injury.

Jackman thinks that there is little to fear for the Munster men going into this afternoon's fixture, especially after seeing Bordeaux's "average" performance against Ulster.

"Bordeaux were top seeds based on how impressive they were in the group stages," Jackman explained on the RTÉ Rugby podcast.

"I watched them against Racing (92) a couple of weeks ago, away, very average against Ulster.

"While some of their play was exceptional, they were also incredibly loose and Ulster gave them a huge amount of problems. And they looked tired.

"I think sometimes teams, when they go from not having many internationals to having lots of internationals... It does take a while for people to adjust to that. Not just physically but emotionally. Emotionally playing another five games in front of big crowds with a lot at stake."

There will be plenty of opportunities for Munster in the Stade Chaban Delmas to continue their winning momentum, with the quality of the Bordeaux pack a particular point of weakness