French side reduced to 13 after two secondrows shown red cards in quick succession
There was quite a bit to unpack in Munster’s Champions Cup bonus point win; five tries, two red cards, a yellow card that was borderline, some outstanding individual performances, spearheaded by Peter O’Mahony’s contribution and that of the official man-of-the-match Thaakir Abrahams while the quality ran deep through the supporting cast.
There was further good news in the aftermath with confirmation that props Dave Kilcoyne and Oli Jager will be available for next Friday’s game against Castres Olympique. A decision on Conor Murray’s injury issue and his availability will be confirmed on Tuesday.
Stade head coach Paul Gustard said: “It’s difficult to watch. The first one, probably no complaints, the second one was one of those that looks a bit worse than it was. I can understand why it was a red card.” There was plenty to admire in their work for the first 95-metres of the pitch, nice shape to underpin handling, offloading and lines of running, backs and forwards swapping roles with equal facility, but on a handful of occasions those final five metres proved troublesome, players struck down by white-line fever rather than appreciating the space; it cost them two or three tries and an easier afternoon.Munster’s interim head coach Ian Costello examined the micro and macro aspects.
Munster had established a 14-point cushion by the interval, Abrahams squeezing over in the corner after Casey’s sharp work and the second, while a man down with Nankivell in the bin, from Daly’s footballing artistry.
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