Kiwi analysts loudly praise Munster effort

NEW Zealand media outlets were loud in their praise for Munster’s heroic efforts on Tuesday night.

Wynne Gray of the New Zealand Herald said the 18-16 score at the end led to visible relief among the All Blacks: “They clawed their way back but it was slow, tortuous progress with the level of relief very visible when Rokocoko took the chance for victory near the end.”

Jim Kayes of the New Zealand Dominion Post paid tribute to the atmosphere in Thomond Park on Tuesday, particularly when Munster’s four New Zealanders performed a haka: “The noise made the din from 82,000 at Croke Park last week sound like a lullaby.