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<blockquote data-quote="An Tarbh" data-source="post: 193577"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10px">Late penalty seals Munster win</span></strong></p><p>by Niamh O'Mahony, 03 May 2008</p><p></p><p>A Paul Warwick penalty ten minutes into injury time snatched an unlikely Magners League victory for Munster against The Llanelli Scarlets on Saturday afternoon.</p><p></p><p>The Heineken Cup finalists were 20-5 down at half time, but, with a strong breeze at their backs after the interval, Declan Kidney's side clawed their way back into the contest, eventually claiming all the spoils.</p><p></p><p>Ian Dowling crossed over for the game's first try with just four minutes on the clock, but Ronan O'Gara missed the conversion and from there The Scarlets dominated the remainder of the half.</p><p></p><p>Munster struggled in the windy conditions, in particular at the breakdown, with Stephen Jones picking off his penalty opportunities to edge the home side 6-5 ahead.</p><p></p><p>In a blow for the visitors David Wallace was sent to the sin bin on 21 minutes and over the next ten, it was The Scarlets who hammered home their numerical advantage.</p><p></p><p>First over was Dafydd James, just before the half-hour mark, before Matthew Watkins notched up his 30th try in the Magners League three minutes later.</p><p></p><p>In a move that will concern Munster's legions of supporters, however, Federico Pucciariello was introduced for Marcus Horan shortly before the break.</p><p></p><p>O'Gara missed an early penalty from near the half-way line minutes after the break, but nailed a second within four minutes to suggest that they could be a tide on hand for turning.</p><p></p><p>The same breeze that had caused Munster such problems in the first half hindered Llanelli in the second, and it was from a failed attempted kick from the sideline that the Irish side's second try came.</p><p></p><p>The kick was gathered by full-back Denis Hurley whose break forward eventually saw Dowling over for his second. Jones added a penalty for The Scarlets against the run of play on the hour mark and it was a full ten minutes before another score.</p><p></p><p>By that stage Paul Warwick had taken over the kicking duties from O'Gara and he duly dispatched his first attempted kick on 68 minutes, reducing the gap to seven points.</p><p></p><p>Warwick probably thought he had secured at least a draw six minutes into added time when he went over for a try. He missed the conversion, however, but when Munster ran the ball from the re-start, the Australian kicker was handed the chance to claim all the match points when the visitors were awarded a penalty with 90 minutes on the clock.</p><p></p><p>This time round Warwick split the posts, leaving The Scarlets interim coach Paul Moriarty with a tough defeat to swallow. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://sports.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Other-sports/2008/05/03/Rugby-Llanelli-Munster-Report/?facets/sport-space/rugby/ireland-locale/" target="_blank">Setanta Sports</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="An Tarbh, post: 193577"] [b][SIZE=2]Late penalty seals Munster win[/SIZE][/b][SIZE=2][/SIZE] by Niamh O'Mahony, 03 May 2008 A Paul Warwick penalty ten minutes into injury time snatched an unlikely Magners League victory for Munster against The Llanelli Scarlets on Saturday afternoon. The Heineken Cup finalists were 20-5 down at half time, but, with a strong breeze at their backs after the interval, Declan Kidney's side clawed their way back into the contest, eventually claiming all the spoils. Ian Dowling crossed over for the game's first try with just four minutes on the clock, but Ronan O'Gara missed the conversion and from there The Scarlets dominated the remainder of the half. Munster struggled in the windy conditions, in particular at the breakdown, with Stephen Jones picking off his penalty opportunities to edge the home side 6-5 ahead. In a blow for the visitors David Wallace was sent to the sin bin on 21 minutes and over the next ten, it was The Scarlets who hammered home their numerical advantage. First over was Dafydd James, just before the half-hour mark, before Matthew Watkins notched up his 30th try in the Magners League three minutes later. In a move that will concern Munster's legions of supporters, however, Federico Pucciariello was introduced for Marcus Horan shortly before the break. O'Gara missed an early penalty from near the half-way line minutes after the break, but nailed a second within four minutes to suggest that they could be a tide on hand for turning. The same breeze that had caused Munster such problems in the first half hindered Llanelli in the second, and it was from a failed attempted kick from the sideline that the Irish side's second try came. The kick was gathered by full-back Denis Hurley whose break forward eventually saw Dowling over for his second. Jones added a penalty for The Scarlets against the run of play on the hour mark and it was a full ten minutes before another score. By that stage Paul Warwick had taken over the kicking duties from O'Gara and he duly dispatched his first attempted kick on 68 minutes, reducing the gap to seven points. Warwick probably thought he had secured at least a draw six minutes into added time when he went over for a try. He missed the conversion, however, but when Munster ran the ball from the re-start, the Australian kicker was handed the chance to claim all the match points when the visitors were awarded a penalty with 90 minutes on the clock. This time round Warwick split the posts, leaving The Scarlets interim coach Paul Moriarty with a tough defeat to swallow. [url="http://sports.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Other-sports/2008/05/03/Rugby-Llanelli-Munster-Report/?facets/sport-space/rugby/ireland-locale/"]Setanta Sports[/url] [/QUOTE]
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