While we're delighted that we are heading for Thomond Park to face Munster on the back of a three-game winning run, it will be tough to keep that going.

Playing Munster away has been very difficult in the past for us and we have not won there since May 2008.

They have been in excellent form this season and are the sole representatives from the Pro12 in the semi-finals of the European Cup.

We must improve our line-out from last Friday's victory over Treviso, it has to be a lot more accurate.

The line-out to me is not just about the throw from the hooker and the catch from the jumper. It's also about learning the movement and calls, and about what is the best call at a given time.

Most line-out plays involve the whole team in either the first or second phase, so it's important we work collectively at getting this right.

A big positive from our game with Treviso was the performance of young Finn Russell, who I thought was very composed at 12 and consistently made the right decisions.

His try saving tackle at the end of the game underlined just what a committed player he is. He certainly earned his man-of-the-match award.

Sean Maitland got an excellent try on his return to the starting XV and was very sharp throughout the game.

Henry Pyrgos showed great awareness in support and benefited twice from trailing Sean's line-breaks. Those early tries were crucial to us winning the game.

While we know Munster will be buoyed by their victory over Toulouse it will be interesting to see what team they select after tough games in the Pro12 against Leinster then the French side in the Heineken - and they have a European semi-final against Toulon coming up.

Munster have evolved a fair bit under Rob Penney. The fact they ran in six tries against Toulouse, en route to making their 11th Heineken Cup semi-final in the last 15 years, is testament to that.

They mix up a wide pattern of play with a more direct style when they get closer to the opposition try line. They are also one of the best line-outs in European rugby, and this is an area we've analysed in detail this week.

It has been the most difficult team selection of the season for me, with so many in-form players available and really good depth at the moment.

But fortunately, there will be game time for another 10 of our players this weekend as we are participating at the Melrose Sevens for the first time. We are very privileged to play in the world's oldest sevens tournament and have picked a squad with lots of sevens experience.

Although the Munster captain Peter O'Mahony is out after injuring his shoulder against Toulouse they have so many leaders and Paul O'Connell, the former British and Irish Lions captain, is in outstanding form.

So we know the level of performance that will be required to beat Munster and it is a challenge we are hungry to take on.