Graham Rowntree frustrated after Oli Jager and Jack O'Donoghue injuries

Munster head coach Graham Rowntree voiced his frustration after both Oli Jager and Jack O'Donoghue were carted off in his side's 22-9 defeat to Connacht in Galway.

It's now four games in a row without a win for the defending champions, who saw their 9-6 lead emphatically wiped out by Connacht in the final quarter, with their own former out-half JJ Hanrahan scoring 17 of the hosts' 22-point total.

To make matters worse for Munster, Jager and O'Donoghue both joined the province's lengthy injury list with serious looking injuries, with the pair brought off on stretchers.

Jager departed with a head injury after a heavy collision with Joe Joyce and Finlay Bealham, while O'Donoghue was left with a knee injury after a side entry by Byron Ralston.

"They're not in a great state," the Munster coach told RTÉ Sport.

"Oli sustained a head injury from a strange looking tackle that was apparently checked [by the TMO], and then Jack O'Donoghue got cleared out, a horrible side entry and his knee got twisted. It's not great if I'm honest with you.

"Two injuries we didn't need."

Ralston (above) was shown a yellow card for his clearout on O'Donoghue, with no action by the officials for the challenge on Jager.

And while Rowntree was frustrated with those decisions, he ultimately conceded that his side were beaten by the better team.

"They didn't look great in my opinion, but it's not why we lost tot game. We lost the game because we lost control of it, particularly in the last 10 minutes, where we were starved of field position.

"They stopped us getting into their 22. The breakdown was fierce, the scrum from them towards the end and JJ [Hanrahan] with the wind behind him kicked very well.

"And obviously our lineout fell apart at the end of the game.