Munster fairytale far from over

Harlequins 12 Munster 18

The two-time champions yesterday ripped up the form book and defied the bookmakers’ odds to defeat the champions of England on their own, hard turf and reach the 10th Heineken Cup semi-final in their glittering history.

Furthermore they did it the old-school way, digging deep in the face of adversity following a woefully inept second half in Glasgow the previous weekend, ignoring ill-advised reports of an untimely end and producing a hard-nosed, strong-willed and desperately hungry performance to deliver yet another famous European win on the road.