Ruthless Munster score 10 tries against hapless Dragons

Munster will make their way to South Africa off the back of a ten-try hammering of Dragons that saw them move to third in the United Rugby Championship table.

Once coach Johann van Graan gets a clean bill of health he will declare himself happy with what occurred at Thomond Park, but it wouldn't be a stretch to say that Munster have had harder training sessions, such was the dismal and disinterested effort from the visitors.

With just one win from their nine games before tonight, the Dragons were one off the bottom on the standings and their record of eight straight losses to Munster never looked like coming to an end.

Munster fly to South Africa tomorrow to play the rescheduled fixtures that fell foul to the Omicron outbreak last December.

Dragons also fly south for their next games but they were already on the plane, in mind at least, based on this performance.

The hosts could really do nothing about the attitude of the Welsh outfit bar punish on the scoreboard and that’s exactly what they did.

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Munster: Mike Haley; Shane Daly, Chris Farrell, Dan Goggin, Simon Zebo; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Josh Wycherley, Diarmuid Barron, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley; Jack O'Donoghue (capt), Chris Cloete, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Niall Scannell, Jeremy Loughman, Stephen Archer, Alex Kendellen, John Hodnett, Neil Cronin, Ben Healy, Rory Scannell.

Dragons: Jordan Williams; Will Talbot-Davies, Jack Dixon, Aneurin Owen, Rio Dyer; Sam Davies, Rhodri Williams; Greg Bateman, Taylor Davies, Chris Coleman; Joe Davies, Joe Maksymiw; Harri Keddie (capt), Ollie Griffiths, Aaron Wainwright.

Replacements: Ellis Shipp, Aki Seiuli, Mesake Doge, Huw Taylor, Ben Fry, Dan Baker, Lewis Jones, Josh Lewis