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Donal Lenihan: Munster flattered by scoreline in game without spark

Head coach McMillan will likely be frustrated with many aspects of Munster's display against Gloucester, not least a continuation of the unforced handling errors
Donal Lenihan: Munster flattered by scoreline in game without spark

Munster captain Tadhg Beirne scored his side's fifth try in the Champions Cup clash with Gloucester at Páirc Uí Chaoih. Pic: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

Welcome back. Twenty three years is a long time for a city the size of Cork to wait to see Munster perform in a competitive European clash.

The last game, a nine try 61-0 rout of Italian minnows Viadana who’ve since fallen by the wayside, has long since faded from the memory of all who attended Musgrave Park that day.

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