Coach points to positives

Munster head coach Rob Penney was happy to still be in the hunt for European qualification as his side beat Edinburgh for its first Heineken Cup away win of the campaign.

Missing out on a bonus point by scoring just two tries was not part of the plan but Penney was keen to stress the positives of going into Sunday’s final round home game with Racing Metro still in the hunt to make the quarter-finals of the tournament.

“It was always going to be a tough ask just to get the win,” Penney insisted after the 26-17 victory. “You’ve got to remember this time last year Edinburgh were flying high in this competition and doing a great job. They are a quality side and they’ve got a lot of pride. I’m really wrapped we got ourselves into a good, strong position and were able to be a bit more expansive on the back of that.”