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Report | Munster A Defeated By Scarlets A

September 28, 2019 3:50 pm By The Editor

John Hodnett and Jonathan Wren in action for Munster A.

John Hodnett and Jonathan Wren in action for Munster A. Inpho

Munster A lost an 11-try thriller in Wales at the weekend as Scarlets secured a bonus-point vicrtory in the Celtic Cup.

After falling 24-0 down early on, Munster A battled back towards the end of the first half with three tries giving them a fighting chance as Scarlets led 32-21 at the interval.

The Munster scores came from a penalty try and a try apiece from Rob Hedderman and Jonathan Wren as Ben Healy kicked both conversions.

Scarlets steadied the ship after the break and kicked a penalty before scoring their fifth try to put the game beyond Munster’s reach.

Alex McHenry scored Munster’s fourth try late on but Scarlets scored again at the death to caap off the victory.

Scarlets A

Munster A

Scarlets A

Munster A: Jack Crowley; Jonathan Wren, Alex McHenry, Jack Delaney, Rob Hedderman; Ben Healy (C), Craig Casey; Peter McCabe, Scott Buckley, James Kendrick; Seán O’Connor, Thomas Ahern; Dave Hyland, John Hodnett, Cian Hurley.

Replacements (all used): Kieran O’Shea, Mark Donnelly, Luke Masters, Daniel Okeke, Kelvin Brown, Jack Stafford, Seán French, Jamie Shanahan.

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