How regal reds silenced Kingsholm

IN their record tenth successive Heineken Cup quarter-final appearance, Munster stormed the historical fortress of English rugby at Kingsholm to register a third victory away from home at this stage of the competition — another cup record.

It proved the only away victory of the four quarter-finals, underlining once again just how difficult a task it is.

Munster’s weekend got even better yesterday with Saracens’ shock 19-10 victory over the Ospreys at Vicarage Road, where a side backboned by the Welsh Grand Slammers was unceremoniously dumped out of the competition by a Saracens side showing infinitely more commitment.