Munster kept up their bid for a top-four finish in the BKT United Rugby Championship by seeing off Scarlets 49-42 in a frenetic 13-try tussle at Musgrave Park.
Graham Rowntree’s men built a 35-7 half-time lead thanks to tries from Patrick Campbell, Calvin Nash, Shane Daly (two) and Paddy Patterson, pocketing their bonus point inside 27 minutes.
Scarlets, who had won their first six games of 2023, sparked into life during the third quarter as Vaea Fifita, Sione Kalamafoni and Sam Lousi all crossed to add to Joe Roberts’ earlier effort.
Although Gavin Coombes and Nash took Munster’s try tally to seven, the battling Scarlets took home two bonus points thanks to closing scores from replacement Gareth Davies and Tom Rogers.
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