60-second report: Munster's quick start to second half the key moment

Key moment: After a tense first half saw Munster take a narrow 6-0 lead into the break, the dynamic of this contest changed completely following the restart as Rory Scannell struck for the opening try just three minutes after the break. JJ Hanrahan’s conversion and a penalty soon after sent Munster into more comfortable territory but from the moment of Scannell’s score, Castres never looked like getting a foothold in the game.

Talking point: Munster march unbeaten into the second half of the Heineken Champions Cup pool stages with a three-point lead over Gloucester after three games but a run-in of two testing away games in rounds four and five. Trips to Castres next Saturday and Gloucester in January will ask plenty of questions of this team as they bid to reach the quarter-finals but so far, so good, Munster are coming nicely to the boil.