Another night of the blues for ragged Munster

Munster 7 Leinster 24: No booing, not even an ironic cheer, just a quiet, frustrated resignation from Thomond Park regulars that things are getting worse rather than better for Munster.

That it was arch interprovincial rivals Leinster that inflicted a fifth straight loss on Anthony Foley’s side, and a third home defeat in a row, made this reverse all the more galling for the vast majority of a 25,600 Limerick crowd.

Leinster may have made more than twice as many tackles as Munster and enjoyed a minority of both territory and possession, but for all the home side’s dominance it was the men in Blue who deserved a victory that leapfrogs them over their rivals into the Guinness Pro12 top four.