Munster Rugby centre Rory Scannell believes the Irish province still need a win on Saturday against Exeter Chiefs at a sold-out Thomond Park to qualify for the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals. Munster’s 41-15 victory at Gloucester Rugby last Friday left them four points clear of Exeter at the top of Pool 2, but they could be overtaken by the English side if they take a five-point haul from Limerick on Saturday evening in a match Scannell called “a straight shootout”. The 25-year-old – who scored a try in the Round 5 win at Kingsholm – told yesterday’s press conference: “I think we are playing some good rugby at the minute and it’s an important time of the year to be doing it. “We always enjoy playing at a full house in Thomond Park. Exeter are probably in a place they didn’t think they’d be in a few weeks ago, but they’ve got a maximum 10 points from their last two games. “It’s a straight shootout and that’s the way we are looking at it. We need a win to progress to the quarters and whatever else happens is out of our hands.” https://twitter.com/Munsterrugby/status/1085213741795426306 Scannell stressed how the attacking side of Munster’s game has improved since their semi-final exit in last season’s competition, as they have already scored 129 points in five Pool 2 matches this term. “We were delighted with the result on Friday over at Kingsholm,” Scannell added. “It was a tough game and we pulled away at the end, but it was definitely a lot tougher than it showed on the scoreboard. “We’re coming into a bit of form now and that’s what we need going into this weekend. We’ve been working on our attack every week. It’s probably where we let ourselves down in the latter part of last season and it’s definitely getting better in the last couple of weeks.”