Munster captain Tadhg Beirne says he couldn’t ask any more of his team-mates, after their season ended with an agonising BKT URC quarter-final defeat to the Sharks.
The sides played out a 24-24 draw after a back-and-forth 100 minutes of rugby in Durban, before the hosts came out on top in a place-kicking competition to book their spot in the semi-finals against Bulls next week.
The defeat marked the end of the Munster careers for Peter O’Mahony, Stephen Archer and Conor Murray, the latter of whom landed a long-range penalty on 77 minutes to send the game to extra time.
It may also be a final Munster appearance for Rory Scannell, who made his 200th appearance for the province this evening. The centre is…