Graham Rowntree’s side righted their course towards Croke Park next Saturday with a 23-0 win at Virgin Media Park.
Gavan Casey Reports from Virgin Media Park Munster 23 Ospreys 0 MUNSTER BOUNCED BACK from last weekend’s embarrassing defeat to Zebre in impressive fashion, earning a bonus-point victory over the Ospreys in biblical conditions at Virgin Media Park.
Question marks around Munster’s defensive appetite, meanwhile, could scarcely have been answered more emphatically than by leaving the Ospreys staring at a goose egg as they trudge back across the Irish Sea.As referee Mike Adamson sounded his whistle, Jack Crowley harnessed the wind and dropped one in over the shoulder of Ospreys centre Owen Watkin, who made an absolute hames of it.
With a strong wind at their backs, Crowley and his half-back partner Craig Casey controlled the early proceedings excellently, making good use of low kicks from hand to keep the Ospreys pinned inside their own 22′. Advertisement Peter O'Mahony and Oli Jager both left the game early for the hosts. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
Munster kicked for touch and, on penalty advantage after a patient assault on the Ospreys’ line, the imperious Casey fired a trademark skip pass from a different postcode out to Calvin Nash on the right wing. Nash had to do little more than fall over the line for Munster’s third try. Ospreys finally made it inside Munster territory on 48 minutes. They won a penalty as Munster were penalised for playing the ball on the ground in what looked to be an effective counter-ruck, and Dan Edwards blasted them from halfway up to the Munster 5′ for their first opportunity of the game.
The dagger blow from Munster came after a scrum-penalty win on 62. Crowley prodded his side from halfway to just outside the Ospreys 22′ — a solid return in the wind — and Munster carved the Ospreys open off third phase from the resulting lineout.
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