'It makes it even more disappointing' - Rowntree laments failure to deliver in crucial sin bin period 

UNHAPPY: Munster head coach Graham Rowntree. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

The disappointment ran deep, the frustration unconcealed, as Graham Rowntree raked over the embers of another home derby defeat to Leinster.

The instant appraisals of a team’s performance are always the most emotional and the Munster head coach’s was no different at Thomond Park late on St Stephen’s night following a 20-19 BKT URC defeat.