Holland try seals it for powerful Munster

Munster A 21 Leinster A 15

A glance to the touchline left nobody in any doubt where the influence was coming from in this Munster squad; the sight of the coach Anthony Foley and manager Mick Galwey being enough to inspire the Munster pack to produce a powerful second half display.

It wasn’t as if the backs couldn’t play, but in a tight game when real try-scoring chances were few and far between, Munster needed to, and did, go back to basics.