Rowntree: 'We know we weren’t at it tonight, they don’t need me to tell them that. We’ll drive on'

ONTO NEXT WEEK: Munster Head Coach Graham Rowntree quickly turned his attention to next Sunday’s Champions Cup Round of 16 visit to English Premiership leaders Northampton Saints, describing the knockout tie as “a pivotal game for us.” Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Graham Rowntree said he would not over-analyse Munster’s poor performance after his side scraped a 20-15 victory over Cardiff to stretch their unbeaten United Rugby Championship run to four wins in a row on Saturday night The head coach was philosophical following the win which consolidates the defending champions’ place in the top four of the table with five games of the regular season remaining and keeps them on course for a home play-off quarter-final in June. 

And the Munster boss quickly turned his attention to next Sunday’s Champions Cup Round of 16 visit to English Premiership leaders Northampton Saints, describing the knockout tie as “a pivotal game for us.”