Gracious O’Shea hails ’brilliant’ Munster

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea admitted his side let themselves down but paid tribute to Munster after their stunning Heineken Cup quarter-final victory at the Stoop.

The English champions came into the game on a run of two successive defeats and they simply had no answer to the Irish province’s superb start to the second half.

With the visitors bossing the breakdown, Harlequins were unable to get any quick ball and they were outplayed by Munster’s pack, which was led in magnificent style by Paul O’Connell.