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Ben Healy kicked seven from eight off the tee, as Munster beat Edinburgh late on at Thomond Park
Recap all of Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 motion as Irish trio Munster, Leinster and Ulster all picked up wins, as did the Cardiff Blues…
Munster 25-23 Edinburgh
A CJ Stander strive with 4 minutes remaining, plus 20 factors through the boot of Ben Healy noticed Munster decide up an important 25-23 victory over Edinburgh at Thomond Park.
Munster, who had been pipped to the highest of PRO14 Convention B by Edinburgh final season, appeared more likely to lose when tries from Mark Bennett and WP Nel had Edinburgh in entrance from 12 minutes in till Stander’s intervention within the remaining levels.
For the second week operating, Munster scored late to take victory – final week a Healy penalty noticed them pip Scarlets 30-27 in West Wales.
The win over Edinburgh put Munster second inside their convention on eight factors, one factors behind the Cardiff Blues.
Benetton 25-37 Leinster
Defending champions Leinster ran in 4 tries as they defeated Benetton 37-25 at Stadio di Monigo to proceed their profitable begin in Guinness PRO14 Group A.
Two early penalties from Ross Byrne put the guests in entrance earlier than Benetton winger Iliesa Ratuva was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on.
James Tracy touched down off the again of a rolling maul to provide Leinster their first strive after 18 minutes, which Byrne transformed.
The Italians responded as Sebastian Negri crossed, Paulo Garbisi including the conversion, however Leinster winger James Lowe went over from shut vary to make it 17-12 on the break.
Epalahame Faiva put extra stress on the guests when he powered in a strive quickly after the restart, just for Garbisi to overlook his kick for the additional factors.
Within the 56th minute, Leinster had been awarded a penalty strive when Jack Conan couldn’t apply downward stress earlier than Byrne dropped one other profitable penalty.
Though Gianmarco Lucchesi touched down once more for Benetton late on to maneuver inside 5, James Ryan put the outcome to mattress with one other strive after 78 minutes to safe the bonus level.
Ospreys 12-24 Ulster
Ulster captain Iain Henderson was despatched off within the 75th minute however his facet had been deserved winners as Ospreys fell to an 11th defeat of their final 12 aggressive matches in a 24-12 loss on the Liberty Stadium.
Henderson picked up a crimson card for charging right into a ruck and making contact with the pinnacle of Dan Evans however by then Ulster had been firmly answerable for the match.
Jacob Stockdale, Marcell Coetzee and John Cooney had scored tries for the guests, with the latter including three conversions and a penalty.
4 penalties from Stephen Myler was Ospreys’ response.
Cardiff Blues 29-7 Connacht
Cardiff Blues made it two wins from two at the beginning of the brand new Guinness PRO14 season and inflicted a primary defeat on a Connacht facet who by no means actually acquired going within the 29-7 loss.
Connacht’s journey to Wales on the day of the sport appeared prefer it performed a component as they had been sluggish within the first half with the Blues scoring by means of Hallam Amos and the boot of fly-half Jarrod Evans.
Andy Pal’s males did not register a degree earlier than the break however did rating by means of Conor Oliver within the second interval.
They didn’t profit from an opposition yellow card and Amos’ second was the sport’s essential rating earlier than a penalty attempt to one from Kristian Dacey gave the Blues a bonus level.
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