Graham Rowntree: Munster let themselves down against Sharks

DEJECTED: Jack Crowley and John Hodnett of Munster after the Heineken Champions Cup round of 16 match between Cell C Sharks and Munster at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium in Durban, South Africa. Pic: Darren Stewart/Sportsfile

Graham Rowntree admitted Munster let themselves down technically and tactically after the Sharks romped into the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals with a 50-35 round of 16 victory at Kings Park on Saturday.

In the game at 17-14 down starting the second half of the competition’s first ever knockout game on South African soil, the Sharks put the game beyond doubt with four tries in the next 21 minutes as Munster’s bid for the last eight wilted in the heat and humidity, even if their players did not.