IMPRESSIVE Munster secured a first away Champions Cup win since 2019 (v Edinburgh) with a thrilling 24-25 victory at La Rochelle.
Tries from Craig Casey, Gavin Coombes, and Andrew Smith, and a lovely late drop-goal from Jack Crowley earned the visitors this thrilling win over Ronan O’Gara’s outfit.
“Today was one of those days. It will go down in history in Munster folklore,” Casey told Premier Sports.
“It doesn’t end here now. This isn’t our Champions Cup final, we want to go further. It’s all about next week, we’ll recover. But what a day. We can’t thank the travelling fans enough (2,000-plus).”
The Shannon star’s try was created by a spectacular break from Thaakir Abrahams, with Casey remaining up the field in anticipation so he could be on the South African’s shoulder.
“I was running in quicksand near the end,” Casey said. “I was going ‘oh my God, if I get caught here, so embarrassing.’
“The celebration was for Shane Daly, before anyone asks. He’s one of the injured crew. He dared me to do it if we scored so nice one for him.”
Munster will now likely meet Bordeaux in France next weekend.
