Munster on a learning curve, says Rassie Erasmus

It was always going to happen, acknowledged Munster director of rugby Rassie Erasmus yesterday, as he reviewed his side’s weekend defeat against the Scarlets. 

While there wasn’t the slightest sign of panic about a game they led 21-3 at one stage of the first half, there was the acceptance that the second-half performance, when they conceded three tries and failed to score themselves, wasn’t acceptable.

“We were very good for 40 minutes but there were 10 or 15 second-half minutes when we conceded three tries which were terrible,” said Erasmus, pictured. “The previous week we scored three and the opposition scored two and we managed to win at the death. We have said all along that even when we have made changes that the defence stood solid.”