Munster grind out tough one to go top

It may not have been the prettiest of performances but Munster’s win at Edinburgh’s Myreside ground by the slenderest of margins was enough to propel the Thomond Park men to the top of the Guinness Pro12 table.

Overall Munster fully deserved their win and in drier conditions they might have won by more points. Throughout the match, their pack was on the front foot, exhibiting what rugby cognescenti like to call ‘grunt’.