Rassie Erasmus ‘incredibly proud’ of charges

Munster boss Rassie Erasmus declared himself “incredibly proud” after watching his undermanned side beat the Maori All Blacks 27-14 at Thomond Park last night.

The Munster director of rugby was forced to do without nine internationals on Ireland duty as well as first-choice fly-half Tyler Bleyendaal as they faced a New Zealand representative side that had put 57 points on the United States in Chicago seven days previously.

Yet the men in red, including five Academy players, did their jersey proud in front of a sell-out 26,200 crowd as they outscored the tourists by four tries to two on a rainy night in Limerick.