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Disastrous start the downfall of off-form Munster

Bath 40, Munster 14
THIS was close to the poorest performance since the start of the Heineken Cup by Munster Rugby. Going down 28 points after 22 minutes, they created an impossible mountain to climb and even though they cut the lead to 21 points with a brace of tries Bath dominated throughout.
It is difficult to put a finger on how they played so badly. The loss of Jack Crowley was not an issue, JJ Hanrahan filled the ten shirt role particularly well, but the sending off of Tadhg Beirne in the early stages could certainly have been a factor.
They certainly tried, but the combination of the elements, the support of the homesters and being over-powered by the home side at scrum time proved costly.
There will have to be a huge improvement next week when the
Bath Rugby: 15. Tom de Glanville, 14. Joe Cokanasiga, 13. Max Ojomoh, 12. Cameron Redpath, 11. Henry Arundell, 10. Finn Russell, 9. Ben Spencer (c), 1. Beno Obano, 2. Tom Dunn, 3. Will Stuart, 4. Quinn Roux, 5. Charlie Ewels, 6. Josh Bayliss, 7. Guy Pepper, 8. Miles Reid.
Replacements: 16. Kepu Tuipulotu, 17. Francois van Wyk, 18. Thomas du Toit, 19. Ross Molony, 20. Ted Hill, 21. Tom Carr-Smith, 22. Santi Carreras, 23. Sam Underhill
Munster Rugby: 15. Shane Daly, 14. Diarmuid Kilgallen, 13. Tom Farrell, 12. Dan Kelly, 11. Thaakir Abrahams, 10. JJ Hanrahan, 9. Craig Casey, 1. Michael Milne, 2. Diarmuid Barron, 3. John Ryan, 4. Edwin Edogbo, 5. Tom Ahern, 6. Tadhg Beirne (c), 7. John Hodnett, 8. Gavin Coombes.
Replacements: 16. Lee Barron, , 18. Michael Ala’alatoa, 19. Fineen Wycherley, 20. Ruadhan Quinn, 21. Ethan Coughlan, 22. Alex Nankivell, 23. Alex Kendellen

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