Nervy Munster eke out victory

GUINNESS PRO12:

The one-point victory may have lacked the quality they will surely need to overcome French giants Clermont Auvergne in the Champions Cup on the same ground next Saturday but it was good enough to leapfrog Ulster and Ospreys from third place in the league to top, at least for a few hours.

A night that ended in huge relief as 14-man Munster, who had fallen 12-0 behind after 20 minutes, hung on for the win, had begun amid more sombre scenes as a minute’s silence was observed impeccably for the passing of Ulster, Ireland and Lions legend Jack Kyle and former Munster player and branch president David McCormack.