Henderson try grabs win for Munster

Edinburgh 21, Munster 28 (result)

A last gasp try by Lions centre Rob Henderson along with a series of great kicks by Jeremy Staunton wrecked Edinburgh’s unbeaten Celtic League record at Meadowbank.

The home fans were cheering almost immediately after the start of the Pool A game as Brendan Laney banged over a penalty.

Laney was in the spotlight again when he was knocked flying by a hefty challenge after taking a good catch.

His team-mates over-reacted and were penalised, giving Jeremy Staunton a simple chance to square the issue.

The Gunners hit back positively to create an excellent touchdown.

The ball was flashed out wide to Derrick Lee, who then deceived marker John Kelly with a change of pace.

Laney was wide with the angled conversion, then missed a penalty shortly afterwards.

To compound his frustrations, Staunton clawed back another three points at the other end.

He repeated the feat to put the Irishmen ahead for the first time, only to see Edinburgh create a second try.

The alert Simon Taylor pounced to charge down an intended clearance from Henderson, then hacked the loose ball towards the Munster line.

Unselfishly he then scooped it up and flicked it out to the unmarked Chris Paterson, who was left with a stroll round behind the uprights to give Laney a formality of a kick.

Gunners let their concentration lapse before the break and allowed Staunton to equalise through two more penalties.

But there was still enough time for Laney to strike again to give his side a narrow interval advantage.

The penalty exchanges continued as Staunton fired over number six, then Munster were reduced to 14 men.

Duncan Hodge clipped over an opportunist drop goal to push the Gunners’ noses back in front.

But then came Henderson’s dramatic score - leaving Edinburgh with a battle on their hands to earn a prized home tie in the quarter-finals.