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Battling Munster suffer another narrow loss to Toulouse in Heineken Champions Cup

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Munster will be away from home in the last 16 of the Heineken Champions Cup after they fell to a late defeat against Toulouse.Graham Rowntree's men twice led during the second half thanks to a Tadhg Beirne try and a penalty from replacement Ben Healy penalty, but two late penalties from Melvyn Jaminet denied them victory.Munster had Healy sin-binned with 12 minutes remaining and they were unable to mount a late fightback as Toulouse held on to make it four wins from four in Pool B.Munster finish sixth, meaning they could play the Cell C Sharks, Edinburgh, Exeter Chiefs or Saracens in the round of 16.The Irish province trailed 11-0 after 17 minutes as Toulouse flew out of the traps, with Juan Cruz Mallia scoring a try either side of two Jaminet penalties, but Munster hit back with a John Hodnett try and Joey Carbery penalty to trail 11-8 at half-time.More to follow...

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