SOUTH AFRICAN WINS FOR REDS AND LEINSTER
MUNSTER held off a stunning fightback from Cheetahs as Mike Haley’s late try earned a 30-26 victory in the Guinness PRO14 yesterday.
Scores from Arno Botha (right), Kevin O’byrne and Liam Coombes helped the Irishmen build a healthy 22-5 advantage early in the second half at Toyota Stadium, with Joseph Dweba crossing in reply for the hosts.
But the South African side battled back and moved four points ahead with 16 minutes to play after Tiaan Schoeman converted tries from Dweba, Ox Nche and Rhyno Smith.
Munster, who had Chris Cloete sin-binned for kicking the ball in an offside position in the 26th Glasgow Munster Ospreys Cardiff Connacht Zebre Cheetahs Leinster Ulster Scarlets Edinburgh Treviso Kings Dragons 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 minute, showed resilience and Haley touched down 12 minutes from the end, before Rory Scannell added a late penalty. to extend their lead at the top of Conference B. Without a number of their Ireland stars, they scored five tries in the opening half to take a 33-12 lead into the interval.
Bryan Byrne scored Leinster’s only try of the second half before their hosts, rooted to the bottom of the table, scored two tries in the final 10 minutes. Leo Cullen’s men held on to secure a seventh win from eight matches. 6 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 1 1 7 0 5 1 5 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
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