Rampant Munster take Maori All Blacks scalp

Munster notched another famous victory over a touring side and completed a second Irish victory over New Zealand opposition in a week as they brushed aside the Maori All Blacks on a stellar night at Thomond Park.

Four tries and a dominant performance for the home side gave a sell-out crowd of 26,200 plenty to cheer in the pouring Limerick rain as Munster proved far better at coping with the conditions than their opponents.

Munster director of rugby Rassie Erasmus had lost a sizeable contingent of his players to the Ireland cause, with Dave Kilcoyne, John Ryan, Billy Holland, captain Peter O’Mahony, Jack O’Donoghue, Keith Earls and Donnacha Ryan all named to face Canada this evening while Conor Murray, CJ Stander and Simon Zebo were all rested following their heroics against the All Blacks last weekend.