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Thu 10 Oct 2008Munster raise the bar even higher
HEINEKEN CUP COUNTDOWN:MUNSTER IS as Munster does. The province that eschews crisis of confidence, losing streaks, consistency problems or poor form, approaches another Heineken Cup with little or no light illuminating squad weaknesses or deficiencies. Maybe it should be, Munster is as Munster was.
The team's self-containment, their ability to rarely dip below what they deem acceptable has become, among the debris of Leinster's two recent defeats and Ulster's almost total derailment, something of an industry standard.
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