Munster rue what might have been...

Benetton Treviso 5 Munster 28: The final throes of a European pool campaign and the accompanying extremes of emotion were for places other than Stadio di Monigo.

Joy was confined to the supporters’ bars, sorrow restricted to a Treviso management resigned to yet another defeat in a winless streak that has now stretched to 25 games going way back to last February.

For Munster, there was satisfaction at a well-deserved bonus-point victory to complete their Champions Cup schedule and an appreciation of the large numbers of travelling fans that cheered them to it, but for all involved with the province there was the underlying deep disappointment that this away win should have meant an awful lot more.