English side’s number eight Tom Willis said his team couldn’t get any pace on the ball
Costello credits Denis Leamy for making Munster hard to beat in gritty win over SaracensMcCall acknowledged that while his team “blew it,” the prospect of victory in that instant, he was “proud” of the tenacity the visitors showed in an uncompromising, collision fest. “We made it a real scrap and we were winning that scrap until the hour mark really and then we had about seven minutes where they were able to take the chances they got.
Munster’s interim head coach Ian Costello singled out the work of Denis Leamy in preparing the team for the rigours of what ensued on game day. “Denis set us up this week to really focus on two in the tackle. Saracens' Fergus Burke is tackled by Munster's Tom Farrell and Calvin Nash. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Gavin Coombes, try scorer Dian Bleuler, Alex Kendellen, Rory Scannell and Nash made standout contributions while the impact of the bench, John Hodnett try scorer and try saver in particular, was pivotal as they brought energy and quality against a Saracens side that had started to look leggy and tired.
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