Peter Jackson: Monstrous Munster revival lays claim to greatest comeback of 21st century

Munster didn’t merely win the apparently un-winnable; they won it, to borrow a bit of racing parlance, going away

Munster's CJ Stander scores a try. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Sun, 20 Dec, 2020 - 20:15

Peter Jackson is a renowned rugby correspondent with many seasons’ experience covering the Six Nations, the Lions, and World Cups.

On the Richter Scale of seismic comebacks, Munster’s amid the volcanic mountains of central France demands the highest measurement of all.

A rise from the ashes staggering enough to put the average Phoenix out of business may yet be acknowledged as having shaken the rugby planet like no other two halves of the same match below Test level. (France coming from 14 down to score 33 unanswered points against the All Blacks in the 1999 World Cup semi-final remains in a class of its own).