The province head to Franklin’s Gardens aiming to secure a home game in the Champions Cup round of 16.
A WEEK AGO Munster ’s trip to Northampton Saints looked a potentially daunting last stop on their Champions Cup pool journey, but the win over Saracens has certainly changed the feeling around today’s clash at Franklin’s Gardens .
Fraser Dingwall is back to captain the Saints. Steve Haag Sports / Deon van der Merwe/INPHO Steve Haag Sports / Deon van der Merwe/INPHO / Deon van der Merwe/INPHO If this is to rumble into a shootout, Munster need to produce something big to become only the second team to win at Franklin’s Gardens this season.
Shane Daly and John Hodnett have joined Munster’s long injury list but Diarmuid Kilgallen is finally fit to make his first competitive start for the province. “You have to fill the pitch, your linespeed has to be through the roof,” says Munster interim head coach Ian Costello.
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