Memorable night for proud John Muldoon as Pat Lam hails ‘old heads in the pack’

Connacht captain John Muldoon will never forget Saturday night’s visit to Thomond Park.

Long before the final whistle blew on a historic victory for the western province, Muldoon found himself centre stage and in the spotlight with Welsh referee Ben Whitehouse demanding that he: “have the respect to look at me when I’m speaking to you”.

And things went from bad to worse for the skipper when he conceded a controversial penalty try and spent 10 minutes in the sin-bin as Munster looked set to continue their dominance over the visitors on their home patch. But thanks to Bundee Aki’s late heroics, Muldoon was left smiling at the end of an amazing night in Limerick, which ended a miserable run of visits to the famous old ground.