Immense Croke Park display was motivated by anger and dismay of players

Munster's Jack Crowley during the URC victory over Leinster at Croke Park. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Munster’s Jack Crowley during the URC victory over Leinster at Croke Park. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The cameras didn’t pick him up at Croke Park, but you can be sure that Andy Farrell was watching closely.

A penny for the Ireland head coach’s thoughts then, as he observed a Munster team containing just four players from his squad for the November internationals dish out an old-school spanking of a Leinster side that have a whopping 21 of the 34 selected players.