Foley purrs at Munster display

Guinness Pro12: Munster 33 Cardiff Blues 16: Munster overcame the loss of Ian Keatley and Andrew Conway to put Cardiff Blues to the sword with a top-notch second-half performance that yielded three tries and another four Pro12 points at Musgrave Park on Saturday night.

Keatley and Conway were hardly missed, as replacements Rory Scannell and Luke O’Dea warmed to their respective tasks.

It was O’Dea’s first Guinness Pro12 outing since May, while Scannell was making his first appearance in the number 10 jersey. To help him bed in, full-back and man-of-the-match JJ Hanrahan sometimes moved into the out-half slot, but Scannell’s performance still earned praise from coach Anthony Foley.