Munster interim head coach Ian Costello delighted with how the side played against an All Blacks XV selection
Munster's Peter O'Mahony calls for a penalty try to be awarded during the games against an All Blacks XV at Thomond Park. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho’s interim head coach Ian Costello confirmed after his side’s 38-24 loss to an All Blacks XV that Peter O’Mahony’s removal at half-time was preordained.
Costello had said on Thursday that he wanted this team to play the occasion and not just the game, and he lauded his players for doing exactly that. “I think we talked about playing the occasion, and the lads talked about playing with freedom, and we really wanted to enjoy it. But Costello maintained: “The scoreboard is kind of irrelevant. You won’t hear us say that too often. Tonight was about the performance.
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