CJ Stander the standout for Munster

Munster 18 Benetton Treviso 13: The consolation on a less than satisfactory Guinness Pro12 performance at Musgrave Park on Saturday night was the win, four points in the bag, that puts Munster in a much healthier position than at the same stage last season when they lost first time out to Edinburgh.

That is not to say the majority of the players involved in the victory can fall into a comfort zone this week as head coach Anthony Foley goes about his business. There are likely to be some aching muscles in the build-up to round two against Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.

Treviso were once the whipping boys of this competition, but they have now strung together two challenging performances at the Cork venue, and when full back Jayden Hayward kicked an injury-time penalty to secure a losing bonus point it was absolutely no less than the Italians deserved for their endeavour,dogged perseverance and sometimes high levels of attacking skill.