Munster bow out of URC race in cruel fashion as Sharks edge penalty shoot-out

Tadhg Beirne (C) of Munster. Pic: Steve Haag Sports/Steve Haag/Inpho

Veteran Munster back Rory Scannell missed an angled penalty kick from the right-hand side of the field in a dramatic shootout that proved the smallest margin between victory and defeat.

It was the first penalty shootout in United Rugby Championship (URC) history, and it added to a dramatic contest that started slowly but boiled up to a wonderful crescendo.