Resilient Munster Rugby edge past Edinburgh to maintain winning URC start

MUNSTER Rugby ground out a hard fought 20-19 victory over Edinburgh in front of a sell-out attendance of 8,800 at Virgin Media Park on Friday night to extend their winning start in the URC to three games.

Munster, who trailed 10-12 at half-time to their gritty Scottish opponents, had a brace of tries from prop Michael Milne, one in either half, while Fineen Wycherley also dotted down in the final 10 minutes.

The win, and the manner in which it was achieved in a fiercely competitive fixture, is a big boost to Munster ahead of their glamour inteprovincial clash with Leinster at Croke Park on Saturday next, 5.15pm.

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MUNSTER RUGBY: Mike Haley, Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Seán O’Brien, Andrew Smith, JJ Hanrahan, Paddy Patterson, Mikey Milne, Diarmuid Barron (Capt), Oli Jager, Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley, Jack O’Donoghue, Ruadhán Quinn, Gavin Coombes. Replacements: Lee Barron, Josh Wycherley, John Ryan, Edwin Edogbo, Brian Gleeson, Ethan Coughlan, Tony Butler, Dan Kelly.

EDINBURGH RUGBY: Wes Goosen, Darcy Graham, Piers O’Conor, James Lang, Duhan van der Merwe, Ben Healy, Ben Vellacott, Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman, D’arcy Rae, Marshall Sykes, Sam Skinner, Liam McConnell, Dylan Richardson, Magnus Bradbury (Capt). Replacements: Paddy Harrison, Boan Venter, Paul Hill, Glen Young, Freddy Douglas, Ben Muncaster, Charlie Shiel, Harry Paterson.

REFEREE: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)