Magnificent display will linger long in the memory

THIS was supposed to be more about the occasion than the game. Yet what transpired was a contest that nobody could have anticipated.

The sight of the New Zealand players staying on the field to acknowledge the Munster mad crowd at the final whistle said everything about their admiration for what they had just experienced.

For those who feared the famed Thomond atmosphere would be diluted in the new stadium, think again.