Munster 30 Benetton 21
Peter O’Mahony of Munster waves as he leaves the pitch
Munster saved their season with a second-half surge that ensures they can plan for Champions Cup rugby for the 31st consecutive season and look forward to a URC quarter-final in two weeks’ time.
Results elsewhere ensured that they needed a result here and it was far from straightforward against a Benetton side who threatened from the very first minute and led at half-time, only to be blown away by their hosts who refused to countenance the idea of joining Ulster and Connacht in the Challenge Cup as Lee Barron, Thaakir Abrahams and Josh Wycherley scored tries after half-time.