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Team game: Anatomy of Munster's winning try

Sometimes the consequence of the score and the occasion can overshadow the skill.

When John Hodnett barged his way over the line in the 75th minute, it put Munster three points ahead and Jack Crowley's conversion made it a five-point game.

Minutes later, Munster were the URC champions.

Twelve years of frustration, instability, pain and hurt almost evaporated in an instant.

And the passage of play that led to the winning score was simply breathtaking and worth another look.

Under incredible pressure, the team, most of whom had slogged along the DHL Stadium’s heavy pitch for 75 minutes were able to come up with an almost perfect play that tallied 33 touches.

There were also 12 breakdowns, each handing a chance for a Stormers steal or a Munster infringement, over the course of one minute and 18 seconds, during which 14 of the 15 players on the field played the ball.

It started after Stormers out-half Manie Libbok returns a long kick to Ben Healy.

The Munster replacement out-half kicks it long, again to the Stormers 10, who dummies off his left foot first and then re-sets just before the 22 to kick with his right.

That gives Gavin Coombes the time to make enough ground to dive and partially block the kick, with the clock at 73.33, which falls straight into the lap of Craig Casey.

Players from both sides straggle the field and the scrum-half has the option to pop pass but, spotting a retreating defender who can intercept, takes contact with the nearest tackler.

Mike Haley uses Josh Wycherley as the first receiver and the young prop passes it on to Jack Crowley lying deep.

Crowley has JJ Kotze, caught in two minds between a tackle and an intercept, in his eyeline but is able to fake a pass before spinning to Niall Scannell, who is stopped

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