A shaky climb to top for Munster

Munster 13 Neath/Swansea Ospreys 9

A shaky climb to top for Munster
Mon, 20 Dec, 2004 - 00:00
Barry Coughlan

The good for Munster was an eighth successive Celtic League victory, edging them into joint leadership of the League.

The bad was an inability to make an extra man pay for the 50-odd minutes the Ospreys were without their No 8, Ryan Jones. He brought the ugly element to proceedings with a 37th minute stamp on Donncha O'Callaghan's head.

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