Benetton (3) 15
Tries: Bernasconi, Garbisi Cons: Umaga Pens: Umaga
Munster (19) 45
Tries: Nash, Farrell, Coombes, Kleyn, Kendellen, Beirne, Gleeson Cons: Crowley 5
Munster scored seven tries in a 45-15 win in Benetton to boost their hopes of ending within the high eight of the United Rugby Championship.
The Irish province led 19-3 at half time as Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell and Gavin Coombes all crossed within the first half, whereas Benetton’s sole rating got here from the boot of Jacob Umaga.
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Jean Kleyn secured the bonus level for Munster seven minutes after the restart, and Benetton bought their first strive of the sport when Bautista Bernascon crossed.
But Munster’s dominance was restored when Alex Kendellen and Tadhg Beirne extnded their benefit, however they had been lowered to 13 gamers when Jack Crowley was sin-binned for an infringement on the breakdown simply after the hour mark, and Craig Casey adopted three minutes later for a failed intercept.
Brian Gleeson scored a seventh strive, and Crowley slotted his fifth conversion of the night on his return, and Benetton bought a late comfort rating via Alessandro Garbisi with the clock on the pink.
The win strikes Munster as much as seventh within the URC desk forward of Saturday’s inter-provincial derby at house to Ulster, whereas Benetton stay out of the play-off locations in thirteenth.
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Benetton: Gallagher; Lynagh; Menoncello, Fekitoa; Odogwu; Umaga, Garbisi; Aminu, Gasperini, Gallorini; Marini, Ruzza; Negri, Lamaro, Cannone.
Replacements: Bernasconi, Nemer, Pasquali, Favretto, Kingi, Izekor, Uren, Marin.
Munster: Daly; Nash; Farrell, Nankivell; Smith; Crowley, Casey; Loughman, Barron, Ala’alatoa; Kleyn, Beirne; Ahern, Hodnett, Coombes.
Replacements: Barron, Milne, Jager, Edogbo, Gleeson, O’Donovan, Kelly, Kendellen.