Munster coach Anthony Foley said he had spoken to the players and staff about keeping “things in perspective” as they prepared to travel to Paris to face Stade Francais.
The two-time European champions were due to play the Top 14 holders on Sunday in round two of the Champions Cup, just over a week since the shooting and bombing atrocity in the French capital.
“There’s going to be a lot of emotion around this game with last week’s incident in Paris," Foley told RTÉ Sport:
“For everyone, I don’t think it just affects the Stade Francais players, it would affect all players on the pitch and we’ll all be respectful around that.
“It affects everyone around the game, anyone travelling over there. It’s about making sure we keep everything in perspective.
“We’ve chatted with the leadership group around this week and how we control ourselves and making sure we understand the whole surroundings.”
Munster are coming off the back of a hard-fought win against Treviso last weekend, while Stade, currently in 11th place in the Top 14 with five losses from eight games, were heavily beaten by Leicester.
Foley said it’s vital that the visitors do their homework if they want to add to their five-point tally in Pool 3.
"They’ll look to be direct and hard against us”
“We need to look back on history and seen how we’ve played in France before: what has been successful and what hasn’t, make sure we get those findings and act on them,” he said.
“It’s a different animal this weekend. Even a French team at home and away from home are a different kettle of fish.
“It’s about understanding that and making sure that we go to Paris and give a good account of ourselves.
“For them when we watched them win the Top 14 last year there was a dominant pack, well moved around the pitch by 9 and 10.
“Whichever 9 and 10 play, they have that ability and they have big strike-runners outside that. They’ll look to be direct and hard against us.”
