Connacht edge Munster in scrappy interpro affair

This was the fifth consecutive meeting of these sides to be decided by a single score

Connacht players Conor Oliver, left, and Finlay Bealham celebrate after team-mate Bundee Aki scores his side's first try during the United Rugby Championship match between Connacht and Munster at The Sportsground in Galway. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

United Rugby Championship: Connacht 10 Munster 8

It was anything but a Christmas cracker in Galway on Saturday night but Connacht won’t care having overcome Munster in the one and only interpro to hold out against the Omicron wave that has swept the country.