Munster head coach Graham Rowntree was left feeling ‘unbelievably proud’ of his side despite suffering a 27-13 defeat to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium.
Rowntree’s men rode their luck early on but survived the initial Leinster onslaught to take the lead through Joey Carbery in the first half. And despite being down to 14-men after Jean Kleyn’s yellow card, a Liam Coombes try had Munster in front just after half time.
But Leinster bounced back instantly through a Dan Sheehan try before Luke McGrath and Rob Russell tagged on another couple of tries to make the scoreline look a bit more comfortable. Despite fading in the second half, Rowntree was delighted with much of his side’s performance.
