MUNSTER suffered slippage in the URC League Table standings after a shock 28-34 loss to Edinburgh at Virgin Media Park, Cork.
Ian Costello’s are now just outside the cut for a home quarter-final draw.
On Leeside, a hat-trick of tries from Matt Currie set the visitors up for a famous victory.
It was Edinburg’s first victory on the road since last April.
Munster trailed 29-7 at half-time.
Alex Nankivell touched down in either half for Munster, who also finished strong to gather two bonus points through Ben O’Connor and replacement Seán O’Brien.
Munster: Ben O’Connor (Highfield RFC/PBC); Calvin Nash (Young Munster RFC/Crescent College Comp) (O’Brien 40’), Tom Farrell (Coolmine RFC/Castleknock College), Alex Nankivell (Christchurch Boys High School), Shay McCarthy (Richmond RFC/St Munchin’s College); Billy Burns (Beechen Cliff) (Butler 60’), Ethan Coughlan (Ennis RFC) (Patterson 52’); Josh Wycherley (Bantry Bay RFC/Cistercian College Roscrea) (Donnelly 56’), Niall Scannell (C) (PBC) (Barron 46’), John Ryan (Muskerry RFC/CBC) (Archer 40’); Evan O’Connell (UL Bohemian RFC/Castletroy College) (Kendellen 40’), Fineen Wycherley (Bantry Bay RFC/Cistercian College Roscrea); Tom Ahern (Youghal RFC/Dungarvan RFC/Waterpark RFC), John Hodnett (Clonakilty RFC), Brian Gleeson (Thurles RFC/Rockwell College) (Quinn 60’).
Replacements: Diarmuid Barron (Cashel RFC/Rockwell College), Mark Donnelly (Midleton RFC), Stephen Archer (Cork Constitution FC), Ruadhán Quinn (Ballina-Killaloe RFC), Alex Kendellen (PBC), Paddy Patterson (Blackrock College), Tony Butler (Ennis RFC), Seán O’Brien (Mullingar RFC).
