Thomond finally breached
Munster's unbeaten competitive record at the famous ground was finally shattered albeit without the vast experience of their seasoned internationals and coach Alan Gaffney was less perturbed about the record than the actual performance.
"The record on this ground has been hyped up. We weren't even close to full strength with so many players out of the equation but, having said that, we didn't compete well enough in the lineouts and, for much of the game, didn't get beyond the first phase.