Rowntree rolling with the punches of knockout rugby

It was a win that spoke volumes for the defending champions’ ability to move away from their regular script of free-flowing attacking rugby.

CONTROLLER: Munster’s Jack Crowley celebrates winning with the fans. Pic: Dan Sheridan, Inpho

Graham Rowntree had the luxury of a stress-free Saturday as he uncorked a bottle of red, sat back in his armchair and watched the rest of the URC semi-final line-up take shape. 

Munster had already done their bit, systematically ending Ospreys’ dreams of an unlikely run deep into the play-offs at Thomond Park on Friday with a pragmatic 23-7 last-eight victory that sets up a knockout rematch with last season’s quarter-final victims Glasgow Warriors back in Limerick this Saturday at 6pm.