Munster’s drive for victory backfires at the death

Leinster 16 Munster 13: With the clock on 79 minutes and 49 seconds a snap poll of not just Leinster’s supporters but the province’s players and coaches as well would have seen the vast majority settle for a draw in this typically tight Guinness Pro12 battle with rivals Munster.

Leading by three and with a penalty against them on their line as the 14 Leinster men struggled to hold out a full complement of their fiercest foes, a levelling kick between the posts from close range to share the points would have been an outcome few in blue could have bemoaned.

Yet before they even had a chance to contemplate the stalemate, the scenario was rendered obsolete by Munster’s Dave Kilcoyne.