Malakai Fekitoa Conor Murray Graham Rowntree Diarmuid Barron Calvin Nash Jack Crowley Marvin Orie Antoine Frisch South Africa Cape Town Munster URC Rugby win Malakai Fekitoa Conor Murray Graham Rowntree Diarmuid Barron Calvin Nash Jack Crowley Marvin Orie Antoine Frisch South Africa Cape Town

Munster win URC final to end 12-year trophy drought

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Munster won their first major trophy for 12 years by landing the United Rugby Championship title following an absorbing 19-14 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town.

Flanker John Hodnett’s try five minutes from time – converted from the touchline by fly-half Jack Crowley – denied the Stormers back-to-back URC crowns.

It was Munster’s fifth successive away game in the competition as they turned around their fortunes following final defeats in 2015, 2017 and 2021.

Flanker Deon Fourie’s try early in the second half, converted by Manie Libbok, looked to have swayed an intense and ferociously-committed encounter Stormers’ way before Hodnett pounced.

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