No excuses from Rowntree after Munster fall to Glasgow

Munster head coach Graham Rowntree says his side were masters of their own downfall, as they saw their hopes of a home quarter-final dealt a huge blow by the Glasgow Warriors at Thomond Park.

The province fell to a 38-26 defeat against their playoff rivals, and although they picked up a bonus point having scored four tries, it leaves them six points back from the top four with two games left in the regular season.

The game was effectively over by half time, Glasgow bursting into a 28-0 lead with four tries, extending that to 31-0 with a Domingo Miotti dropgoal just after the break.

And while Muster did rally, aided by big impacts off the bench from Scott Buckley, Josh Wycherley and Craig Casey, a miracle comeback never looked likely.

"I'm not going to sugar coat it," Munster head coach Graham Rowntree said after the game.

"I didn't sugar coat it to the lads at half time or after. That wasn't us, we have to do better than that.

"As we said at half time, it's a beautifully simple game, you lose collisions both side of the ball, you're going to lose the game.

"We were better in the second half in that regard, but collisions, and our inaccuracy when we got near their tryline... it wasn't us, it wasn't us."

The result ends the province's run of five wins in a row in the URC, and leaves them unlikely to secure a home quarter-final, with a return to Glasgow even a possibility in the playoffs for Rowntree's side.

However, the Munster coach said he will be parking those permutations for the time being, with the province set to fly out for the first of two trips to South Africa next month, facing the Sharks in the last 16 of the Heineken Champions Cup.

"I can't think about that, I have to think about the next game, to try get a squad