Munster sewed up an opening 39-9 Guinness PRO14 bonus-point win over the Dragons without too much difficulty at a wet and windy Thomond Park. Scores from Arno Botha, Jack O’Donoghue and man-of-the-match Shane Daly made it 22-9 at half-time, with Dragons debutant Sam Davies kicking three penalties. New fly-half Davies opened the scoring in the second minute, the Welsh region having the benefit of the elements behind them. The Munster pack forced the issue with successive penalties won and number eight Botha was able to plunge over from a close-in ruck, 16 minutes in. Munster responded with two tries in five minutes, O’Donoghue firstly burrowing in under the posts for Hanrahan to convert.

Source: Irish Examiner September 28, 2019 16:52 UTC