Munster and head coach Johann van Graan can, for now, sit back, relax for a couple of days and take stock of a difficult campaign successfully negotiated. Then the Castres scrum, already under pressure, imploded as the home pack cranked up the power in the opposite corner. Two penalties at the set-piece later and Castres tighthead Damien Tussac was called ashore, replaced by Daniel Kotze. By the time the hour came up, Munster had their bonus point, man-of-the-match Earls cutting in off his left wing after catching a Castres high ball on halfway. Keatley converted for his fifth kick from five and Munster were 34-3 ahead, home and hosed.

Source: Irish Examiner January 22, 2018 00:11 UTC