[score][team1]Castres[/team1][score1]13[/score1][team2]Munster[/team2][score2]12[/score2][/score]Munster lost their unbeaten record in this season’s Heineken Champions Cup as they lost a nail-biting clash at Stade Pierre-Fabre tonight. The one-point defeat means the losing bonus point at the home of the French champions keeps Munster at the top of Pool 2 with a three-point cushion with two matches to play. Barnes did spot an off the ball tackle on Peter O’Mahony, however, for which substitute hooker Marc-Antoine Railler was yellow-carded. Yet Carbery missed the penalty opportunity from out wide on the right and Munster failed to capitalise on their one-man advantage. The losing bonus point keeps them on top of the group but it could have been a much healthier cushion heading into the final two pool games.

Source: Evening echo December 15, 2018 19:41 UTC