MUNSTER GAVE IT a proper rattle and contributed to an enthralling Round of 16 contest but they faded in the final quarter as their Champions Cup dreams ended for another season.
Scrum-half Craig Casey vomited on the pitch before the second half started, having apparently battled a bug in recent days. Whether the illness is related to Snyman’s virus or whether it spread any further within the squad is unclear but Munster certainly ran out of pop and power in the closing stages.
Munster enjoyed early visits to the Saints 22 thanks to some clever build-up attack with tip-in passes from Peter O’Mahony and a nice chip kick from Jack Crowley, but couldn’t take advantage. Saints skipper Lewis Ludlam won an early breakdown turnover on his 22-metre line, then managed to hold John Hodnett up over his own tryline on the next Munster visit.
Wing Simon Zebo’s aerial pressure soon forced the ball loose down the left-hand side and though he scooped it up, centre Antoine Frisch couldn’t hold his inside pass and the chance was gone. Not that things were any less madcap in the second half. Within minutes of the restart, Munster needed some huge defensive efforts after Saints turned down a shot at goal to go into the left corner.
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