After weathering the storm, Munster made a rare foray into the Benetton 22 and after winning a penalty for another breakdown infringement, Healy took the three points on offer to extend the lead to four points.
Back came Benetton as second-rower Federico Ruzza broke from a ruck and flipped a pass to Callum Braley bearing down on the Munster line but the move was snuffed out as the Irish province got numbers back.
Benetton had a wonderful opportunity to take the lead for the first time 10 minutes from the end when a flipped pass found Tommaso Benvenuti in space on the left but a brilliant covering tackle from Haley prevented him from grounding the ball.
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Jonathan Sexton. No name has been more synonymous with Irish rugby over the last ten years.
There have been incredible milestones. Sexton has played over 100 Test matches, 95 times for Ireland and six times for the British and Irish Lions.
There have been the highs: a win over the All Blacks in Chicago in 2016 and a grand slam with Ireland in 2018. Share
Sexton was named World Rugby player of the year in 2018 as well, just the second Irishman to be accorded that honour.
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Andy Farrell has a few players short of game time in his 36-man squad for the Six Nations. By Murray Kinsella Tuesday 26 Jan 2021, 3:00 PM Jan 26th 2021, 3:00 PM 20,301 Views 38 Comments
ANDY FARRELL YESTERDAY named his 36-man Ireland squad for the 2021 Six Nations.
They kick off their campaign with a visit to Cardiff to face Wales on Sunday 7 February before a home clash with France the following weekend.
Here, we break down Farrell’s squad by position groups, examining the pecking order and noting some of the players who narrowly missed. The squad is listed below along with [age, Ireland caps].
Munster v Leinster player ratings: Commanding James Ryan best for the Blues
Owen Harrison rates the performances of both teams as Leinster come from 10 points behind for a 13-10 victory at Thomond Park
Leinster s James Ryan wins a lineout from Peter OMahony of Munster at Thomond Park. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile
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Owen Harrison Munster James Cronin – 5/10 Got through a mountain of work in the first half and caused Porter some trouble at the scrum early on. Silly penalties need to be eradicated from his game though. Rhys Marshall – 5/10 Not the best night out of touch for the Munster hooker. While not all the lineout failures were his fault he has to take a lot of the blame. Strong in defence but like his front-row colleagues he didn’t impact the game with ball in hand.