Ulster visit the Aviva Stadium in this weekend’s quarter-finals.
FIVE YEARS ON from their last home knock-out game in this competition, Munster are ready to host a URC quarter-final at Thomond Park on Friday night.
Toby Booth’s men were major outsiders to get a quarter-final and they’ll be underdogs again on Friday, with Munster installed as the 13-point favourites early this week. Some of their performances on this run have been patchy, particularly the last two against Edinburgh and Ulster, but Rowntree’s side have a habit of putting errors behind them swiftly to produce moments of excellence. Crowley’s ability to move on rapidly from mistakes is symbolic of this team.
And the tantalising prospect beyond that is a URC final at Thomond Park. 2011 was the last time Munster won a trophy in front of their own fans and it’s something that many clubs can only dream of. Ulster have made steady progress under Richie Murphy, which is encouraging ahead of next season, and they won’t be turning up just to wave Leinster through to the semis. They’ve already beaten Leinster twice this season.
It’s tough for the Italians having to trek back down to Pretoria for this Saturday’s quarter-final having visited only three weekends ago when they were beaten 56-35.
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