19 August 2016; Dan Goggin of Munster is tackled by Edoardo Padovani and Tommasso Castello of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Colm O’Shea of Munster is tackled by Carlo Canna of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Darren Sweetnam of Munster scores a try against Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Brian Scott of Munster is tackled by Oliviero Fabiani and Guglielmo Palazzani of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Ronan O’Mahony of Munster on his way to scoring the second try against Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Jack O’Donoghue of Munster is tackled by Oliviero Fabiani and Guglielmo Palazzani of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Cian Bohane of Munster is tackled by Edoardo Padovani of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Conor Oliver of Munster is tackled by Carlo Engelbrecht of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Cian Bohane of Munster is tackled by Edoardo Padovani of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Dan Goggin of Munster is tackled by Edoardo Padovani and Tommasso Castello of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Ronan O’Mahony of Munster is tackled by Maxime Mbanda of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Cian Bohane of Munster is tackled by Oliviero Fabiani of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Cian Bohane of Munster is tackled by Gabriele Di Giulio of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Stephen Fitzgerald of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Steven McMahon of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Dan Goggin of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Brian Scott of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Stephen Fitzgerald of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; John Madigan of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Conor Oliver of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Dave Foley of Munster takes the ball in the lineout against Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Colm O’Shea of Munster is tackled by Derick Minnie of Zebre during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Billy Holland of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; John Madigan of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Stephen Fitzgerald of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; John Poland of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; John Poland of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; John Poland of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Shane Daly of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Cian Bohane of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; John Poland of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
19 August 2016; Brian Scott of Munster during a pre-season friendly match at the RSC in Waterford. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
ACTION from Munster Rugby’s 17-0 win over Zebre at the RSC in Waterford last night. Two tries from Darren Sweetnam, coupled with one five pointer and a conversion from Ian Keatley got Rassie Erasmus’ season off to a winning start. Munster’s next outing is against Worcester, in Musgrave Park, on Friday August 26.
Munster: Stephen Fitzgerald (McMahon 71); Darren Sweetnam (Nash 71), Cian Bohane (Daly), Colm O’Shea (Goggin 50), Ronan O’Mahony; Ian Keatley (C Fitzgerald 71), Duncan Williams (Poland 71); John Ryan (McCabe 64), Niall Scannell (O’Byrne 64), Stephen Archer (Brian Scott H/T (Andress 64/78)); John Madigan (Dave Foley H/T (O’Callaghan 73)), Billy Holland Capt., Dave O’Callaghan (O’Shea 50), Conor Oliver (Lyons 71), Jack O’Donoghue (Coombes 71).
