Impressive Munster Rugby score precious bonus point URC win ...

20 Apr 2024

Limerick Leader

BATTLING Munster Rugby secured a precious 27-22 bonus point victory over the Vodacom Bulls in Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria on Saturday afternoon.

The victory, Munster's fifth on the bounce in the URC, boosts the title holders hopes of securing a home quarter-final in the knock-out stages of the competition.

The maximum five-point haul lifts Munster up above the Bulls into third place in the table, ahead of next Saturday's trip to Johannesburg to face the Emirates Lions.

Munster, who led 17-10 at half-time, scored four tries in all from Shane Daly, RG Snyman, John Hodnett and Conor Murray, while Jack Crowley added two conversions and a penalty.

The Bulls played the final 27 minutes of the game with 14 men after Johan Goosen was red-carded following a high tackle on Craig Casey.

Munster, who ended the Bulls seven-game winning home run in the URC, are unbeaten in their last eight matches against South African opponents

VODACOM BULLS: Willie Le Roux, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Canan Moodie, David Kriel, Sebastien de Klerk, Johan Goosen, Embrose Papier, Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar, Wilco Louw, Ruan Vermaak, JF van Heerden, Cameron Hanekom, Reinhardt Ludwig, Elrigh Louw (Capt). Replacements: Akker van der Merwe, Simphiwe Matanzima, Mornay Smith, Janko Swanepoel, Mpilo Gumede, Zak Burger, Chris Smith, Devon Williams.

MUNSTER RUGBY: Simon Zebo, Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Alex Nankivell, Shane Daly, Jack Crowley, Conor Murray, Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer, RG Snyman, Tadhg Beirne (Capt), Peter O’Mahony, Alex Kendellen, Jack O’Donoghue. Replacements: Eoghan Clarke, Josh Wycherley, Oli Jager, Tom Ahern, Gavin Coombes, Craig Casey, Joey Carbery, John Hodnett

REFEREE: Adam Jones (Wales)

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