The home side played some excellent rugby on their way to a convincing win at Musgrave Park.
Munster 45 Dragons 14 A YOUNG MUNSTER side proved too strong for a depleted Dragons at Musgrave Park, the reigning URC champions scoring seven tries on their way to a 45-14 bonus-point win.
The Welsh side lost all nine of their away fixtures in the URC last season and it soon became clear that rotten run of form was not going to end this evening. While it was far from a perfect Munster performance, the home side provided some moments of real quality in attack and were able to get the job done with ease.
When the hosts finally opened the scoring it came via a beautiful team move from a lineout on half-way, with Nankivell and Nash both involved before Rory Scannell applied the finish to mark his 171st Munster cap with a try. Butler kicked his first points of the night and Munster were in the driving seat.
The Dragons finally registered their first points in the 35th minute when Dane Blacker found Ryan Woodman with an excellent crossfield off the outside of his right boot, the 19-year-old flanker scoring in the corner before Will Reid added the extras.The early stages of the second period saw Munster on the front foot again. Butler’s crossfield allowed Nash to snipe down the right before Dragons centre Jack Dixon did well to get over the ball and force a penalty.
Then came TMO time. The Dragons saw a potential Bradley Roberts try ruled out after a check upstairs, with the hooker clearly held up. At the opposite end Munster saw a try of their own chalked off, O’Brien denied a fine solo score after the replays proved he stepped out of touch on his way to beating two Dragons defenders en route to the corner.
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