Munster scrum takes a mauling

ULSTER’S Magners League victory over Munster at Ravenhill on Saturday said more about the state of the game in the northern province than what the immediate future might hold for Munster.

Ulster fielded their strongest side possible, they were up for the game and the famous old ground was packed to the rafters, ensuring the atmosphere was first class on a brutally cold night.

True to expectation, Ulster won the game but with a performance far from overwhelming. Scottish winger Simon Danielli said as much when admitting that “while it is always good to beat Munster, it is not really the happy changing room that we thought it would be. There were no excuses in terms of conditions, just a case of not playing as well as we should”.