Pride restored for mighty Munster

THE bragging rights are Munster’s, temporarily at least, this humdinger of a Magners League top-of-the-table clash enough to excite even the most sedate supporters.

Hardly surprising that it all came down to a last-gasp penalty with Ronan O’Gara knocking over a 79th-minute effort to seal the deal at Thomond Park.

A year ago, Leinster came away with a 16-15 win, the only try of the game providing them with the vital ingredient for victory. On Saturday they looked like repeating the dose with the solitary try of an absorbing contest; unfortunately for them, Jonathan Sexton’s missed conversion was ultimately to prove crucial.