Munster Best In Murrayfield

Munster recorded their seventh league win in a row on Friday night beating Edinburgh 11-0 in Murrayfield. Paul Burke was taken off injured but medical staff have confirmed it is not serious.

Munster recorded their seventh league win in a row on Friday night beating Edinburgh 11-0 in Murrayfield. Paul Burke was taken off injured but medical officers have confirmed it is not serious.

Burke was rushed to hospital for a spinal scan after being involved in a collision as he chased his own chip.

Play was held up for 10 minutes as Burke was assessed and stabilized before being taken away by ambulance.

Following examination at hospital, it was confirmed by medical staff that Burke’s injury was not serious and he would be fit to travel back to Munster with the team, where will undergo further examination.

Munster had built an early six-point advantage with two penalty by Burke. He broke the deadlock after Derrick Lee wandered offside – then repeated the dose in the wake of a similar offence by Alan MacDonald.

The home side replied in positive fashion, but could not turn pressure into points. They were also thwarted by the pinpoint positional kicking of Burke.

Then came Burke’s injury scare, but his departure could not halt the Munster surge. And they stretched their lead four minutes after the restart when winger Shaun Payne powered over after latching on to a pass from recalled All Black Christian Cullen.

Gunners continued to have the better of the territorial action, but they were unable to breach the tight Munster defence. Twice Lee got to within a couple of paces of the line, only to be stopped in his tracks.

SCORERS:

Edinburgh (0) 0

Munster (6) 11 Try: Payne Pens: Burke 2

Att: 2,496

TEAMS:

Munster: Christian Cullen; Shaun Payne, Mike Mullins, Rob Henderson, Mossy Lawlor; Paul Burke capt, Mike Prendergast; Frank Roche, James Blaney, Gordon McIlwham; Trevor Hogan, Tom Bowman; Alan Quinlan, David Wallace, Stephen Keogh.

Edinburgh: Derrick Lee; Craig Joiner, Marcus Di Rollo, Brendan Laney, Rob Dewey, Phil Godman, Rory Lawson; Craig Smith, Andrew Kelly, Joel Brannigan; Fergus Pringle, Alastair Kellock; Todd Blackadder capt, Alan MacDonald, Dave Callam.

Referee – Nigel Owens.