Munster frustrated by Murrayfield by deserving Edinburgh

EDINBURGH 12 - MUNSTER 6: Munster’s hopes of putting pressure on Glasgow in conference A of the Pro14 were dashed last night at a bitterly cold BT Murrayfield where Edinburgh maintained their recent winning form with a deserved victory that owed everything to their adventurous spirit.

Yet for much of the game Munster, who had made six changes for the visit to the Scottish capital, were the stronger side in the forward exchanges and it looked as though their tight game plan and the boot of JJ Hanrahan would produce victory.

Indeed Munster’s plays off the lineout, their driving mauls and their one-pass rugby had Edinburgh on the back foot for much of the game, only for the visitors to be thwarted by two moments of genuine adventure that produced two winning tries, both scored by man-of-the-match Duhann van der Merwe.