URC, round five: Munster 17 Connacht 15
Munster snatched a win against Connacht at Thomond Park to preserve their winning streak in the United Rugby Championship.
In the end it was deserved, but not without some anxious moments against an urgent Connacht side that led the match 12-15 at half-time after three first-half tries.
But two tries from captain Jack O’Donoghue and a breakaway from Diarmuid Kilgallen with a conversion from JJ Hanrahan was enough to edge out the visitors.
Munster’s first chance came when they kicked the ball deep from their own half.
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