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BRACE: I can only go on the footage, Pete O'MAHONY: 100%, but he has a full-on bite mark.Sure enough, two angles were reviewed by Brace and the TMO. Scannell looked to have tangled with a Stormers forward, as the forwards mauled over, but TV footage was inconclusive. Brace found O'Mahony after Joey Carbery landed his conversion. The referee told the Munster captain. "I understand your frustrations, but there's nothing in the footage... if there's anything there, my citing officer will deal with it." [caption id="attachment_237445" align="aligncenter" width="1280"]
Niall Scannell (right) points to a bite mark after Jean Kleyn scored for Munster at Thomond Park in Limerick. (Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile)[/caption]
There was some form of justice, delivered by Scannell of all players, when the Munster hooker powered over from close range after another heaving drive by the forwards.
That put Munster clear and they never looked back.
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With the Stormers' tank well and truly empty, Jack O'Donoghue crossed for his second try, which wrapped up a scoring bonus point. Tim Swiel got three points back with a well-struck penalty but the hosts were not finished.
Ben Healy kicked deep when Munster were awarded a penalty. Peter O'Mahony claimed the lineout throw and dished the ball to sub RG Snyman. The big Springbok spun in contact and dived, with the ball gripped in one paw, and stretched for the line to score.
The last act of the game saw sub Ben Healy pump over another long-range penalty to make the win look more cosy than it felt after that first half.
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