[19][20] [21][22] On 19 January, Munster secured a home quarter-final in the knock-out stages of the 2013–14 Heineken Cup after a 38–6 win against Edinburgh at Thomond Park.

[27] A Keith Earls's try put Munster into a 10-point lead before two Luke McAlister penalties made it 13–9 at half time.

Tries from Dave Kilcoyne and CJ Stander looked to have sealed the victory before Toulouse relied with a try from Hosea Gear.

Further tries from Casey Laulala, Simon Zebo and Paul O'Connell made it a comfortable win in the end for Munster.

CJ Stander, who replaced the injured Peter O'Mahony in the first half was named Man of the Match.