Sean O'Brien: 'To get 40 minutes under my belt and to get through it feeling good is very good for me'

With only six games remaining in the regular season before the play-offs get under way at the end of May, Munster are running out of fixtures to break into the top-four positions on the URC table.

RETURN FROM INJURY: Sean O'Brien returned from injury to play up to 40 minutes for Munster. Pic: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

It made for a bittersweet comeback as Munster back Sean O’Brien returned from a four-month injury lay-off with a try but came out on the wrong end of a damaging URC 34-28 defeat at home to Edinburgh.

Munster’s hopes of securing a home quarter-final draw in the end of season play-offs took a serious blow on Friday night at Virgin Media Park as Edinburgh ran in five tries to deliver a first home league defeat in Cork since the same club managed it in November 2019.