Munster will have no time to rest on their laurels after their hard-fought win over La Rochelle in the Investec Champions Cup Round of 16, to reach this weekend's quarter-finals.
The one-point win over Ronan O'Gara's side was the province's first knockout win in France in 23 years, and just seven days on they will need to produce the same result to progress to the semi-final stage.
Bernard Jackman was studying their opponents, Bordeaux Bégles, when they beat Ulster by 12 points in the Stade Chaban Delmas.
In another first for Munster, they will be back on the west coast of France to face Bordeaux Bégles, who also have Irish influence in the form of attacking coach Noel McNamara, however former Munster 10 Joey Carbery misses out through injury.
Jackman thinks that there is little to fear for the Munster men going into this afternoon's fixture, especially after seeing Bordeaux's "average" performance against Ulster.
"Bordeaux were top seeds based on how impressive they were in the group stages," Jackman explained on the RTÉ Rugby podcast.
"I watched them against Racing (92) a couple of weeks ago, away, very average against Ulster.
"While some of their play was exceptional, they were also incredibly loose and Ulster gave them a huge amount of problems. And they looked tired.
"I think sometimes teams, when they go from not having many internationals to having lots of internationals... It does take a while for people to adjust to that. Not just physically but emotionally. Emotionally playing another five games in front of big crowds with a lot at stake."
There will be plenty of opportunities for Munster in the Stade Chaban Delmas to continue their winning momentum, with the quality of the Bordeaux pack a particular point of weakness for the French side.
Jackman questioned whether it is possible to win the Champions Cup with such an imbalance between their forwards and backs.
"The other issue in Bordeaux is their forward pack doesn't in any way match up to their backs.
"I haven't seen a team as imbalanced as them win a Champions Cup... maybe they will be the first. But seeing them over the last few weeks, I'm starting to have big doubts that they're ready."
Analysing the French side's performance against Ulster, the breakdown is also an area where Munster can make an impact.
"They (Munster) would have seen so many opportunities, particularly around the breakdown,
"I know, defensively, Ulster caused a lot of damage. But that breakdown isn't anywhere near as clean as it needs to be against a team like Munster, who are technically so good there. And I think they'll be incredibly excited."
Munster may need to be mindful of kicking long, something that Ulster fell victim to a few times last week.
"Munster's kicking game is very rigid. They kick to contest more often than they do not, and they do contest and their likelihood of getting hurt on those contestables is far less than kicking long against Bordeaux."
The short turnaround was an issue last year, but Munster have been in similar positions before, especially on their run to the URC title in 2023, but Jackman thinks Bordeaux may be the more fatigued team coming into the fixture, which may just help the province reach their first Champions Cup semi-final since 2019.
"They thrive in that touring type mindset and they have to go back to France.
"I wouldn't be shocked if they pulled off a win, honestly. I think they have big momentum. And Bordeaux are just starting to run on fumes a little bit.
"This game might be a 40-30-point match. This could be an old-fashioned Champions Cup game with under 40 points in total. And if it is, Munster have a hell of a chance."
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