Magic moments missing as Munster come up short

Biarritz 19 Munster 10

Sixteen points down at half time, they produced a stirring second-half comeback that might have produced the desired result. In the end, after looking set for devastation at the break, it all came down to simple errors at the Stade Anoeta in San Sebastian - the concession of a silly first-half try and the failure to keep the phases going long enough to put a decidedly nervous Biarritz side away.

This was the best quarter-final of the Heineken Cup weekend, certainly the most tightly contested, but Munster still came up short. The lack of flair in midfield was all too obvious and half-backs Peter Stringer and Paul Burke failed to make best use of the options available to them at crucial stages.