Costly slip for Munster

Munster 17 Ospreys 21: Munster’s hopes of making the knock out stages of the Guinness Pro12 suffered a big blow at Musgrave Park last night as the Ospreys produced a dogged performance to deservedly emerge with the points from an exciting but error-strewn game.

It will be of little consolation to Munster that they picked up a losing bonus point – it has been the stated aim of head coach Anthony Foley’s that home wins are an absolute necessity. Munster scored three tries and came close to getting one or two more, but they paid a heavy price for handling errors and the concession of too many penalties in a disappointing second half display.

It was no surprise that Ospreys out half Sam Davies won the man of the match award for he contributed 16 points with a try, conversion and three penalties from his side’s total as well as giving the scoring pass for a second and ultimately crucial try.