Those of us who bought into the well of enthusiasm for the Guinness Pro14’s new recruits were left feeling a little cold by the Cheetahs’ half-baked, half-hearted efforts at a half-empty Thomond Park. Munster didn’t even have to be that accurate to run eight tries past them, including four for Simon Wootton, the rangy, aggressive utility back from Stockport in only his second year out of the province’s academy. Wootton was withdrawn in the 62nd minute before he could inflict further damage – not the worst idea by Rassie Erasmus, lest the youngster started thinking that professional rugby is this easy. The coach will also be happy with the influence of the newly-arrived Chris Farrell, the distribution skills of Darren Sweetnam, the biff provided…

Source: The Times September 10, 2017 00:11 UTC