Rennie proud after defeat

A BONUS- POINT for four tries was little consolation for Glasgow Warriors to show after 80 minutes of toil and effort at Thomond Park last night as Munster took victory with the last kick of the game.

This was an epic PRO14 encounter, but one unlikely to feature on any Warriors Christmas DVD, unless you like a good heart-breaking tear-jerker.

Trailing 24-22 and with the clock red, Munster were awarded a penalty, inches inside the Glasgow half.

Rory Scannell, untested in the match, teed up the ball and, while wind-assisted, 55 metres was a helluva distance to reach for the win. The Irish centre banged his effort over.

Munster celebrated like they’d won the entire tournament, while some Glasgow players sank in despair. That was a hard one for anyone to take, even Glasgow coach Dave Rennie.

“It’s a very quiet dressing room,” said Rennie, who appeared to be struggling to put his emotions in to words. “I was really proud of the guys. We scored some great tries and applied a lot of pressure. With a bit of luck from the TMO we might have got another couple.

“I’m proud of the effort but disappointed to lose in that fashion where we are one ruck away from winning it.

“It’s a game of inches at this level, though you’ve got to give credit to them for coming back at us.”

When he does analyse this game, Rennie will see that Glasgow’s kicking from hand in the first half and line-out delivery throughout caused them unnecessary woes. But he’ll still feel hard done to.

On a bitterly cold evening it Benetton Treviso 3 Leinster 31 Cheetahs 21 Cardiff Blues 10 Munster 25 Glasgow 24

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