Ian Costello: 'Of all teams in European rugby, you turn over the ball against them, you get punished and we did'

Munster had trailed 29-10 before Smith’s try on 51 minutes but Costello felt the damage had already been done.

TOO MANY ERRORS: A misfiring lineout and inaccuracy with ball in hand were chief regrets for Munster as they were eliminated from the Champions Cup with a 47-29 quarter-final defeat at Bordeaux-Begles on Saturday. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

A misfiring lineout and inaccuracy with ball in hand were chief regrets for Munster as they were eliminated from the Champions Cup with a 47-29 quarter-final defeat at Bordeaux-Begles on Saturday.

Both interim head coach Ian Costello and captain Tadhg Beirne were quick to pinpoint the cost of nine missed lineouts for a 57% success rate and sloppy handling as Bordeaux opened up a 29-3 lead inside 38 minutes. Munster rallied with a try from Alex Nankivell before the interval and one shortly after from Andrew Smith.