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Craig Casey celebrates as Lee Barron touches down. Ben Brady/INPHO

Three second-half tries help Munster to URC play-offs

Careers of Peter O’Mahony, Stephen Archer and Conor Murray extended for another fortnight, at least.

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Munster 30

Benetton 21

IT LOOKED DICEY at half-time, but three second-half tries secured Munster’s place in the URC play-offs and, crucially, next year’s Champions Cup.

The bonus-point victory over Benetton also extends the Munster rugby careers of Peter O’Mahony, Stephen Archer, and Conor Murray for another fortnight, at least.

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    Mute Mary Linton
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    May 16th 2025, 11:06 PM

    WELL DONE MUNSTER!

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    Mute Danny O'Mahony
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    May 16th 2025, 11:43 PM

    They weren’t gonna let the old warriors down by losing at home on their last game Fair play for grinding that crucial victory out

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    Mute Peter Byrne
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    May 17th 2025, 12:33 AM

    Micky mouse league, how can 8 teams out of 16 qualify for play offs. Leinster by a country mile the beast team
    Having play off is like asking Liverpool enter a play off for the Premiership

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    May 17th 2025, 1:10 AM

    @Peter Byrne: they should win it easy then

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    Mute Ken Jordan
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    May 17th 2025, 6:17 AM

    @Peter Byrne: nobody from Leinster was saying that last season when Munster topped the table. Can’t have it both ways….

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    May 17th 2025, 11:13 AM

    @Peter Byrne: Rugby is not really a game for football fans

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    Mute Chris
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    May 17th 2025, 11:37 AM

    Crowley needs to greatly improve his game , his kicking is now definitely.an issue , wayward kicking continually , he rarely now finds gaps in oppositions circa 22 , his box kicking is very often too deep also .

    He needs to work on the basics again pre season , his once impressive tackling seems to have regressed now also

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    May 17th 2025, 4:16 PM

    “A box kick is when a kicker – almost always the scrum-half – picks up the ball from the base of a ruck and punts it high in the air, predominantly toward the nearest, blind side of the field.”… you need to work on your ‘basics’ methinks.

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    May 19th 2025, 9:59 PM

    @Thesaltyurchin: so no 10′s box kick is what your telling me ??

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    May 17th 2025, 8:41 AM

    A plaster over a huge gaping wound.

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    May 17th 2025, 11:14 AM

    @reg morrisey: Amateur dramatics

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    Mute Kylie More-Rode - Ballyer Drag Queen
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    May 17th 2025, 1:04 PM

    Una Healy ragin’.

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