Glasgow were excellent in defence as Graham Rowntree’s side were dethroned.
TADHG BEIRNE DID his best to drag Munster into another URC final, his array of turnovers, lineouts steals, and handling skill keeping the province in the battle at times, but it wasn’t to be.
It goes down as a big missed chance for Munster to repeat last season’s URC success. A win in this semi-final would have ensured a final at Thomond Park against the Bulls but having earned home advantage for the play-offs, Munster couldn’t make it count. Glasgow defended brilliantly in this game, limiting a dangerous Munster attack to just one memorable passage of incisive play. That resulted in Antoine Frisch’s second-half try but moments of fluidity with the ball were too few from Munster as their attacking breakdown struggled.
That score highlighted one of the other problems for Munster – simple errors in handling and kicking. They were a common theme on a bad day for Graham Rowntree’s side. Already 7-3 ahead and with Matt Fagerson in the sin bin, the visitors turned down a chance to kick three points and went to touch instead. Munster infringed twice more and Glasgow kept going to their lineout until Beirne rose for a superb steal at the front. Peter O’Mahony hacked the ball clear and Beirne followed up with a brilliant breakdown poach.
There was another chance when Fagerson was binned just before half time for a high tackle on Peter O’Mahony, who fully embraced the role of irritating Glasgow’s players. Munster went down the line looking to edge ahead for the half-time break but Jordan pounced for one of his turnovers under the Glasgow posts.
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