Tadhg Beirne: Munster shot themselves in the foot against Exeter 

The visitors to a windy Sandy Park gave themselves a mountain to climb in the second half

Tadhg Beirne deflated after Munster's loss to Exeter. Pic: Paul Phelan/Sportsfile

Tadhg Beirne admits that Munster effectively shot themselves in the foot in the first-half of their Challenge Cup defeat to Exeter Chiefs.

The English PREM side, who played the first 40 minutes with a strong wind at their backs, scored four converted tries and a penalty to race into a 31-0 half-time lead and even 21 unanswered points in reply on the restart never added up to a threatened comeback.