Munster rue indiscipline as United Rugby Championship play-off hopes take major hit with defeat to Cardiff
MUNSTER rued indiscipline as they lost out to fellow URC play-off hopefuls Cardiff at Arms Park.
There was little between the sides but two Munster yellows proved crucial.
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Munster lost to Cardiff in the URC
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The visitors were first on the board when Calvin Nash scored.
They then lost lock Fineen Wycherley to a yellow for a deliberate knock-on and the hosts capitalised through Gabriel Hamer-Webb's try.
Munster were quickly hit by a second when Harry Millard ran in. Wycherley returned to see his side regain the lead when Mike Haley grounded and Jack Crowley converted for a 14-12 half-time lead.
Tom Farrell's score put the province further in front but Cardiff immediately responded when a penalty try was awarded after Jack O'Donoghue was yellow-carded for preventing a try.
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In his absence, Cardiff took the lead with a bonus-point try from Johan Mulder and hung on.
SCORERS — Cardiff: Tries:
Hamer-Webb, Millard, Mulder,
penalty; cons;
Sheedy, Thomas.
Munster: Tries
, Nash, Haley, Farrell;
cons
, Crowley 3.
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