Bonus Point Win For Munster

Two tries in either half helped Munster to 35-12 win over Scarlets at a miserably wet Musgrave Park this evening.

Munster led 20-9 at half time, scored their third try in the 64th minute via replacement Duncan Williams and the bonus came ten minutes later from another replacement Tommy O'Donnell.

Their first half tries came from Doug Howlett and a Penalty try.

Munster: J Murphy; D Howlett, T Gleeson, L Mafi, D Hurley; I Keatley, P Stringer; M Horan, M Sherry, J Hayes; D Foley, M O'Driscoll; P O'Mahony (c), N Ronan, J Coughlan. Replacements: D Fogarty, W du Preez, BJ Botha, B Holland, T O'Donnell, D Williams, S Deasy, S Zebo.

Scarlets: D Ford; L Williams, R Gomer Davies, G Maule, A Fenby; D Newton, R Tipuna; I Thomas (c), K Myhill, R Thomas, L Reed, D Day, R McCusker, J Turnbull, B Morgan. Replacements: E Phillips, P John, R Jones, A Shingler, J Edwards, G Davies, A Thomas, L Rees.

Referee: A Macpherson (SRU).