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Published 17:43 22 Apr 2018 BST
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Referee J.P Doyle chatted to the Television Match Official and it was pretty clear that both men wanted the game to continue without any cards being flashed. The T.M.O told Doyle:
"A little bit of handbags... Penalty against 9 [Murray]. 13 [Vakawata] pushes at 9 and he pushes him back. There was no clear contact."Good enough for the match officials but not for Munster captain Peter O'Mahony. Seeking for play to continue with a lineout, O'Mahony tried to cajole Doyle:
"What's the problem, like? ... He fell on his arse!"Doyle was not for turning and Maxime Machenaud put his side 27-3 ahead with the resulting penalty. Munster rallied with late scores for Simon Zebo, Rhys Marshall and Andrew Conway but, for many watching, the game appeared to be over as soon as the whistle sounded to bring an end to a strangely one-sided first half. Out-fought on a big European occasion. Odd, disappointing but no less true.
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