Munster strengthened their position at the top of the Magners League with a bonus point win over Glasgow Warriors.

Tries by Niall Ronan and Keith Earls helped the visitors into a 14-13 half-time lead, with Lome Fa'atau and Kelly Brown crossing the line for Glasgow.

Alan Quinlan touched down shortly after the break to extend Munster's advantage and Denis Fogarty forced a fourth try.

The Warriors needed a converted try to secure a bonus point of their own but a late surge failed to yield a score.


Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen:
"I think the physicality got to the guys, I think they bullied us in the end.
"They were too strong for us at the contact, we didn't make enough headway.
"The forwards didn't get into the game enough, the ball carrying didn't happen. That's the problem and these guys have to learn.
"The guys have to take a long, hard look at themselves - we all do - and look at where we are at the moment. We let the crowd down tonight. It was a fantastic crowd.
"Ultimately, there's no-one that can walk away happy from the Warriors tonight. It's a really bad day at the office."
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Glasgow: Bernardo Stortoni; Lome Fa'atau, Max Evans, Ruaridh Jackson, Thom Evans; Dan Parks, Mark McMillan; Justin Va'a, Fergus Thomson, Moray Low, Tim Barker, Alastair Kellock capt, James Eddie, Kelly Brown, Johnnie Beattie.
Replacements: Dougie Hall, Kevin Tkachuk, Dan Turner, Calum Forrester, Colin Gregor, Jose Maria Nunez Piossek, Peter Horne.

Munster: Denis Hurley; Doug Howlett, Keith Earls, Lifeimi Mafi, Barry Murphy; Paul Warwick, Peter Stringer; Federico Pucciariello, Denis Fogarty, Tony Buckley; Mick O'Driscoll capt, Donnacha Ryan; Alan Quinlan, Niall Ronan, James Coughlan.
Replacements: Michael Essex, Darragh Hurley, Billy Holland, Tommy O'Donnell, Tomas O'Leary, Jeremy Manning, Kieran Lewis.

This article was originally posted on 27-Mar-2009, 22:16 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 28-Mar-2009, 08:25.