It caps a remarkable week for Irish rugby, after the national side beat the All Blacks in Chicago. Before that, the famous 12-0 1978 Munster win over the All Blacks was all they had to hang their hat on. It was reminiscent of their last defeat, 34-17 to the NZ Barbarians on a wet night at Eden Park last year. That galvanised the 26,000-strong Thomond Park crowd and indeed, the Munster team, into action. Munster 27 (N. Scannell, D. Sweetnam, R. O'Mahony tries, penalty try; I. Keatley 2 cons, pen) Maori All Blacks 14 (J. Lowe, A. Curtis tries; O.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 11, 2016 22:10 UTC