Johann Van Graan builds towards perfection

A dropped pass in the opposition 22, a botched lineout five metres out or a knock-on in the 12th phase of a try-line siege. You can take your pick of any of the aforementioned clangers and it will be enough to give a coach a sleepless night and the perpetrators an uncomfortable seat during the following Monday’s post-match review.

Munster certainly committed their fair share of errors to frustrate their coaches last Sunday at Thomond Park, leaving them with just a 6-0 half-time lead before they kicked on with three second-half tries to score a resounding 30-5 Heineken Champions Cup victory over Castres. The win strengthened their grip on Pool 2 at the halfway stage of the group phase but Munster’s failure to pick up a try bonus point was treated as a moral victory in the visitors’ dressing room.