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Published 13:24 2 Apr 2017 BST
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"There's a big difference from three or four years ago, both sides - coaching and playing. Playing, more importantly. It's a different group and with all that's gone on in the club, with the trophies that have been won, the teams that have been there, the massive players we've had, it's nice for us to be forging our own way a little bit. "It's based on our history and a huge amount of it goes back to our history, but it's nice for us to put our stamp on it ourselves."A big part of writing your own history involves men stepping up to be counted. Billy Holland and Tommy O'Donnell did it with a 65th minute turnover. Jack O'Donoghue did it by winning a crucial penalty on 70 minutes. Jaco Taute saved his most crunching impact for the 75th minute.
It all started with a stolen lineout. Toulouse needed two tries to win it so attempted to run the ball out of their half. Much like Ireland in their recent win over England, Munster were not having it.
The line speed was there and so was the aggression. Jean Marc Doussain was tossed a airy hospital pass and Taute sniffed blood. He launched himself at the outhalf and forced him to take his eye off the ball. Maxime Medard was exposed and Darren Sweetnam, hacking on before controlling, did the rest.
This is a growing confidence and certainty about this group of men.
Whether driven by a sense of purpose, destiny, togetherness, the spirit of Anthony Foley or a heady mix of all four, Munster are driven.
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