A shaky climb to top for Munster

Munster 13 Neath/Swansea Ospreys 9

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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Courts Rugby Celtic League Place: Musgrave Park Place: Thomond Park Place: St. Helens Place: Limerick Person: Ryan Jones Person: Donncha O'Callaghan Person: Iain Ramage Person: Jones Person: Frankie Sheahan Person: Alan Gaffney Person: Gaffney Person: Mike Mullins Person: Gavin Henson Person: Henson Person: Ronan O'Gara Person: O'Gara Person: Sheahan Person: C. Cullen Person: S. Payne Person: M. Mullins Person: R. Henderson Person: P. Devlin Person: R. O'Gara Person: P. Stringer Person: M. Horan Person: F. Sheahan Person: G. McIlwham Person: T. Bowman Person: D. O'Callaghan Person: A. Quinlan Person: J. Williams Person: D. Leamy Person: T. Hogan Person: Bowman Person: A. Durston Person: E.Person: Seveali'i Person: S. Parker Person: G. Henson Person: S. Williams Person: M. Jones Person: J. Spice Person: P. James Person: R. Hibbard Person: A. Jones Person: A. Newman Person: J. Thomas Person: J. Bater Person: R. Jones Person: S. Tandy Person: C. Wells Person: Hibbard Person: A. Millard Person: B. Cockba Event: Christmas Event: Celtic League Event: Heineken Cup Organisation: Munster Organisation: Neath Organisation: Swansea Organisation: Ospreys Organisation: Connacht Organisation: Leinster

<p>BRIGHTON ROCK: Head Coach Scott Bemand.</p>

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