Penalty was Leo blow
Munster’s brute force bullied the Gunners into submission to hand the Scots side a Pro12 thumping.
The sheer power of the home side up front was too much for Alan Solomons’ outfit to cope with.
And on this evidence, Edinburgh’s prospects of a top-six league finish look remote.
There was no way back for the Gunners after they gave away three tries in quick succession either side of the interval.
Coach Solomons said: “The difference in scrum power was the whole key to the match.
“We were without Willem Nel and Simon Berghan, our first two choices at tighthead.
“Then we lost Kevin Bryce in the opening minutes.
“We were then forced to use Alan Dell, who has hardly played there. In adversity, the guys showed tremendous courage.”
Debutant Bryce was at the centre of an injury Gregor Townsend insists Glasgow were dealt a raw deal by ropey ref Ian Davies in their first home Pro12 defeat for a year.
Warriors crashed 22-17 at home to Ulster on Friday, with the win hinging on a bizarre penalty try decision.
Winger Leo Sarto was also sent to the sin bin for the alleged ‘no arms’ tackle on Ulster’s Charles Piutau at the end of the first half.
Townsend said: “The decision was extremely scare after the collapse of the first scrum.
After a lengthy spell of treatment he played on, though clearly in discomfort from an arm problem. So it was no surprise when Bryce was forced to go off in the fifth minute and replaced by Dell.
There was a blow for the away side when lock Fraser McKenzie was yellow-carded for an illegal ruck challenge on Jack O’Donoghue, who was stretchered off with head damage.
Duncan Weir teed up a long-range penalty in the hope of edging Edinburgh in front midway through the half. But he pushed it narrowly past the righthand post.
However, a minute later they created a try out of nothing.
The ball squirted out the side of a ruck – and in nipped Chris Dean to run 50 metres down the harsh. Refs must make a distinction between deliberate no-arms tackles and tackles on players who are good side-steppers.”
TV replays clearly showed that Sarto’s right arm had been round Piutau’s lower leg at the critical moment.
But Toony said: “The standard of refereeing across the board is fine. You can’t just judge it on one match.” unguarded touchline. Weir converted.
Munster stormed back and the frailties of the Gunners’ scrum were exposed again, leaving Conor Murray to claim an easy try.
Tyler Bleyendaal found the target to equalise.
And when Sam Hidalgo-Clyne spilled the ball in contact under his own crossbar just before the break, Murray pounced for a quickfire double.
Even worse was to come for the Scots immediately after the restart as Conor Oliver brushed aside Weir to notch the third home score – Bleyendaal again turning it into a seven pointer.
And the bonus-point try came while Dell was sin-binned.
Flanker Dave O’Callaghan was the man who burst through, giving Bleyendaal a formality of a kick.
Gunners refused to buckle completely and John Hardie pulled back a touchdown.