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SINCE THE LAST time Munster and Saracens went head-to-head back in 2019, the English side have been through a rollercoaster couple of years which took in relegation from the Premiership for salary cap breaches, followed by promotion back to the top tier and a Premiership title win in the 2022/23 season.
Munster make the trip to Northampton next weekend so today’s meeting with Saracens looks their best bet to getting more points on the board. Key faces such as Owen Farrell, Will Skelton and Billy and Mako Vunipola have moved on since their most recent European success in 2019, but stalwarts like Jamie George, Maro Itoje and Ben Earl remain important figures and will have no shortage of motivation this close to the Six Nations.Look through their recent results and a 10-try, 68-10 hammering at Bath jumps out, but that appears to be an outlier.
A 6/2 bench split is indicative of the type of battle Munster expect and while Tom Ahern is something of a surprise inclusion among the replacements, the opportunity to introduce the explosive Waterford forward alongside John Hodnett and Brian Gleeson should bring energy in the second half. Yet with only Paddy Patterson and Billy Burns covering the backline, any early disruption among the starting backs could prove an issue.
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