Munster’s big Ds deliver: discipline, defence and defiance

Munster 10 Glasgow 7: Jacques Nienaber wasn’t mentioned by name after this tense Guinness PRO12 clash at Musgrave Park on Saturday night, but coaching director Rassie Erasmus must have privately toasted his compatriot’s defensive work on the training ground as Munster ground out this valuable victory.

The home side survived dozens of late attacking phases as Glasgow threw caution to the wind, only to be rebuffed time and again by a dogged though organised Munster wall that helped them retain second place behind Leinster and strengthen their hold on a home semi-final.

Erasmus was as relieved as he was pleased: “We defended very well in the last five minutes, it was a positive. Glasgow put 40 points on Leicester, beat Racing away and we scraped through the previous two games against them, so not to give a penalty away and to put in those tackles against them in the last few minutes was huge.”