MUNSTER returned to third in the Rabodirect Pro 12 tonight after a bonus point win over Edinburgh at Thomond Park. Tries from Danny Barnes, Simon Zebo, Luke O’Dea as well as a penalty try, secured the 34-17 win over Michael Bradley’s travelling side. Munster now face Ospreys next Saturday in what is the first of three games against Welsh sides. For more on tonight’s game see this week’s Limerick Post Newspaper.
3rd TRY for Danny Barnes after Denis Hurley break from an Ian Keatley pass.
MUNSTER 7 EDINBURGH 0
9th Godman try for Edinburgh as Talei makes an intercept in the middle of the field.
MUNSTER 7 EDINBURGH 5
26th Penalty to Munster from straight in front of the posts. Keatley converts.
MUNSTER 10 EDINBURGH 5
38th Penalty to Munster straight in front. Keatley makes it.
MUNSTER 13 EDINBURGH 5
HALF TIME
49th TRY for Edinburgh from Tim Brown.
MUNSTER 13 EDINBURGH 10
53rd Gilding sin binned for professional foul
58th Traynor sinbinned in for illegal scrummaging.
59th Penalty try to Munster. After two sin binnings and a series of scrums Munster came away with a penalty try.
MUNSTER 18 EDINBURGH 10
Conversion by Keatley was good
MUNSTER 20 EDINBURGH 10
66TH Try for Munster from Simon Zebo after a quick line out throw from Danny Barnes
MUNSTER 25 EDINBURGH 10
Conversion by Keatley was good
MUNSTER 27 EDINBURGH 10
67th Coughlan came on for Paddy Butler
69th Williams Hayes and Henry came on for O’Leary, Archer, Fogarty respectively
70th TRY for Edinburgh from Laidlaw. Converted by Laidlaw
MUNSTER 27 EDINBURGH 17
74TH TRY for Luke O’Dea after a cross field kick from Keatley. What a debut
MUNSTER 32 EDINBURGH 17
Conversion was good.
MUNSTER 34 EDINBURGH 17
75th John Ryan comes on for Marcus Horan.
76th Deasy came on for Keatley, Nagle for O’Callaghan, Tom Gleeson came on for Simon Zebo
Munster Team:
Hurley, O’Dea, Zebo, Chambers, Barnes, Keatley, O’Leary, Horan, Fogarty, Archer, O’Callahgan, O’Driscoll, Holland, O’Donnell, Butler
Henry, Ryan, Hayes, Nagle, Coughlan, Williams, Deasy, Gleeson.
Edinburgh Team:
Paterson, Visser, Thompson, King, Brown, Godman, Blair, Traynor, Lawrie, Gilding, Cox, Turnbull, Talei, Rennis, McInally.
Subs: Kelly, Hislop, Niven, Lozada, Grant, Laidlaw, Leonard, Hunter.
