Munster 29 Castres 31Munster’s Champions Cup campaign came to a disastrous end at Thomond Park on Saturday as Castres stunned home supporters with a bonus-point victory in a nail-biting dueal in Limerick. The scrum-half’s conversion made it 10-0 but it was the Munster number nine who made the next significant impact on the contest. It was not held for long, Castres regaining the lead two minutes before the interval. Fernandez had the simplest of conversion from in front and the Frenchmen went into the half-time break with a 17-12 lead. Castres moved the ball at pace to the right wing from where Arata carried to the posts, but there was a forward pass spotted in the build-up and Munster were off the hook.

Source: Irish Examiner January 17, 2026 22:30 UTC