Harry Byrne kicked Leinster to a 9-3 festive derby win over Munster at a wet and windy Thomond Park as they returned to the top of the BKT United Rugby Championship.
A scrappy first half ended 6-0 in Leinster’s favour with Byrne booting two penalties and Munster keeping their try-line intact despite Craig Casey’s sin-binning.
Jack Crowley halved the deficit, yet Byrne put two misses behind him to land a last-minute winner from close range, in front of a 25,600-strong capacity crowd.
The result saw Leo Cullen’s men move back above Glasgow Warriors at the summit, while it is Munster’s second defeat of the season to their arch rivals, coming on the back of a winless start to their Investec Champions Cup campaign.
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