Coaches and players are feeling the heat as they seek to avoid a hit to the coffers of cash-strapped province amid staff redundancies

Munster players react at full-time in their United Rugby Championship defeat to the Sharks in Durban. Photo: Shaun Roy/Sportsfile

Munster players react at full-time in their United Rugby Championship defeat to the Sharks in Durban. Photo: Shaun Roy/Sportsfile

At the end of a very difficult week for Munster – on and off the pitch – the last place they would want to have to go in search of a morale-boosting win is Loftus Versfeld.

Although Munster won on their last visit to Pretoria two years ago, tomorrow afternoon’s (12.0 Irish time) clash against the in-form Bulls looks like a much more daunting challenge.