Reds give Rassie rousing send-off

Munster gave Rassie Erasmus the perfect send-off in Cork last night as the director of rugby was treated to a seven-try bonus-point victory to bring down the curtain on his tenure.

Erasmus is set to make way for fellow South African Johann van Graan during the upcoming Guinness PRO14 break and while he will stay as long as is required by his successor to assist the transition before departing for a job as South Africa’s director of rugby, this was likely his final game as Munster boss.

A sell-out crowd of 8,008 at Musgrave Park saw his charges, missing a number of frontline stars to Ireland duty, run riot over the sorry Dragons, whose away-day woes continue, man of the match JJ Hanrahan kicking all seven conversions for the home side.