Munster Impress With Five-Try Cork Win
Munster chalked up their fourth consecutive win on Saturday, impressively beating Glasgow Warriors 38-20 at Musgrave Park to confirm their sixth place finish in the Magners League.
MAGNERS LEAGUE: Saturday, May 12
MUNSTER (17) 38 GLASGOW WARRIORS (3) 20, Musgrave Park
Scorers: Munster: Tries: Lifeimi Mafi, Alan Quinlan 2, Denis Leamy, Shaun Payne; Cons: Ronan O’Gara 4, Jeremy Manning; Pen: Ronan O’Gara
Glasgow: Tries: John Beattie, Graeme Morrison; Cons: Colin Gregor, Dan Parks; Pens: Dan Parks 2
TIME LINE: 16 minutes – Munster try: Lifeimi Mafi – 5-0; conversion: Ronan O’Gara – 7-0; 24 mins – Glasgow penalty: Dan Parks – 7-3; 36 mins – Munster try: Alan Quinlan – 12-3; conversion: Ronan O’Gara – 14-3; 40+3 mins – Munster penalty: Ronan O’Gara – 17-3; Half-time – Munster 17 Glasgow 3; 44 mins – Glasgow penalty: Dan Parks – 17-6; 54 mins – Munster try: Alan Quinlan – 22-6; conversion: Ronan O’Gara – 24-6; 59 mins – Glasgow yellow card: Scott Barrow; 61 mins – Munster try: Denis Leamy – 29-6; conversion: Ronan O’Gara – 31-6; 73 mins – Munster yellow card: Denis Leamy; 76 mins – Glasgow try: John Beattie – 31-11; conversion: Colin Gregor – 31-13; 78 mins – Glasgow try: Graeme Morrison – 31-18; conversion: Dan Parks – 31-20; 80+3 mins – Munster try: Shaun Payne – 36-20; conversion: Jeremy Manning – 38-20; Full-time – Munster 38 Glasgow 20
Munster: Denis Hurley; Mossie Lawlor, Barry Murphy, Lifeimi Mafi, Ian Dowling; Ronan O’Gara, Tomas O’Leary; Federico Pucciariello, Frankie Sheahan, Tony Buckley, Mick O’Driscoll, Paul O’Connell (capt), Alan Quinlan, Denis Leamy, Anthony Foley.
Replacements used: John O’Sullivan for Foley (40+2 mins), Donncha O’Callaghan for O’Driscoll (59), Denis Fogarty for Sheahan (72), Frankie Roche for Pucciariello (75), Brian O’Meara for Lawlor, Shaun Payne for Murphy, Jeremy Manning for O’Gara (all 78).
Glasgow: Francisco Leonelli; Rory Lamont, Graeme Morrison, Scott Barrow, Thom Evans; Dan Parks, Graeme Beveridge; Justin Va’a, Scott Lawson, Moray Low, Andy Newman, Alastair Kellock (capt), Steve Swindall, Donnie Macfadyen, John Beattie.
Replacements used: Kevin Tkachuk for Va’a (45 mins), Hefin O’Hare for Evans, Colin Gregor for Beveridge, Fergus Thomson for Lawson, Andrew Wilson for Macfadyen (all 55), John Barclay for Swindall (62), James Eddie for Newman (63).
Referee: Hugh Watkins (Wales)
Touch Judges: Alan Rogan, David Wilkinson (both Ireland)