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Bleyendaal kicks Munster into Pro12 lead

By Iain Strachan
Tyler Bleyendaal playing for Munster

Munster edged a tight match away to Edinburgh 10-9 on Friday to move top of the Pro12, thanks to Ronan O’Mahony’s try and five points from the boot of Tyler Bleyendaal.

Having only lost once since October, Munster came into the match in great form, but it was the struggling hosts who struck first at their new Myreside home, Jason Tovey sending over a penalty earned after a scrum near Munster’s 22.

The away side responded by opting for a scrum rather than a penalty and were rewarded by moving the ball along the line for O’Mahony to cross in the 16th minute, Bleyendaal fittingly adding the extras, having supplied the final pass to set up his team-mate’s try.

Munster’s cause was not helped when Duncan Williams was sinbinned for kicking the ball out of Sean Kennedy’s hands at the breakdown in the 25th minute. Edinburgh took advantage, as Tovey struck two penalties in the space of 10 minutes to regain the lead going into half-time.

But handling in the ruck cost Edinburgh in a tense second half, Bleyendaal putting his side back in front with 13 minutes to go, before Blair Kinghorn’s hopeful long-range penalty attempt fell short for the hosts late on.

Munster are now top by one point from Ospreys, with Edinburgh a distant ninth. 

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Ed the Duck 2 hours ago
How Leinster neutralised 'long-in-the-tooth' La Rochelle

Hey Nick, your match analysis is decent but the top and tail not so much, a bit more random. For a start there’s a seismic difference in regenerating any club side over a test team. EJ pretty much had to urinate with the appendage he’d been given at test level whereas club success is impacted hugely by the budget. Look no further than Boudjellal’s Toulon project for a perfect example. The set ups at La Rochelle and Leinster are like chalk and cheese and you are correct that Leinster are ahead. Leinster are not just slightly ahead though, they are light years ahead on their plans, with the next gen champions cup team already blooded, seasoned and developing at speed from their time manning the fort in the URC while the cream play CC and tests. They have engineered a strong talent conveyor belt into their system, supported by private money funnelled into a couple of Leinster private schools. The really smart move from Leinster and the IRFU however is maximising the Irish Revenue tax breaks (tax relief on the best 10 years earnings refunded at retirement) to help keep all of their stars in Ireland and happy, while simultaneously funding marquee players consistently. And of course Barrett is the latest example. But in no way is he a “replacement for Henshaw”, he’s only there for one season!!! As for Rob Baxter, the best advice you can give him is to start lobbying Parliament and HMRC for a similar state subsidy, but don’t hold your breath… One thing Cullen has been very smart with is his coaching team. Very quickly he realised his need to supplement his skills, there was talk of him exiting after his first couple of years but he was extremely shrewd bringing in Lancaster and now Nienaber. That has worked superbly and added a layer that really has made a tangible difference. Apart from that you were bang on the money… 😉😂

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