TWO weeks into the new season and the Ospreys opted to leave their three biggest hitters behind in Swansea for their challenging appointment in Cork last weekend.
Alun-Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric and George North were deemed to have been in need of a rest after two matches in a fortnight. In their absence Munster made short shrift of half-baked opponents, taking them to the cleaners to the tune of 49-13.
The fans, denied the chance to see a trio of Welsh Lions, were also taken to the cleaners. The same could be said of the PRO14. Their cheerleaders would never dare say so but a major fixture ...