All metrics point to a tight second-leg encounter against the English side

Munster, Leinster and Ulster all playing at home with quarter-final places on the line

Munster should have been dead and buried at half-time against Exeter but weren’t

Munster duo forced to withdraw having come down with gastroenteritis problems

Big lads in Limerick are now choosing hurling instead of Munster rugby

Ben Healy gets the nod at outhalf as Simon Zebo, Keith Earls and Mike Haley all return

Lack of creative attacking patterns ensures Van Graan’s side are too easy to defend against

Leo Cullen’s side now 10 points clear after dominant display over great rivals

Carbery, Kilcoyne, Murray and O’Mahony all in line for duty in front of Thomond Park faithful

McFarland picks Ireland internationals for tour while Jenkins returns for Munster

Irish scrumhalf says: ‘When you’re used to starting for a good while that’s still the aim’

Conor Murray try completes comfortable victory to secure first silverware won on home soil since 2004

Prospect of Triple Crown will keep players’ focus on Scotland and not on Paris outcome

‘Our lads won’t have one minute’s thought about what’s going on in Paris’

Despite some missed opportunities at Twickenham, captain insists Farrell’s men will try to perfect potent offloading game

Andy Farrell: ‘If you said this before the game, we would have snatched your hand off’

Donal Lenihan went through the exultant highs and funereal lows in a draining 80 minutes

England’s head coach has made a name for himself when it comes to his sharp quips

Munster backrow admits the Ireland-England rivalry is special ahead of London trip

Ireland head coach names a settled XV with a number of players returning from injury