Castres shine in Limerick for crucial win

It was a lightning start to the second half as Munster rushed to equalise through Thaakir Abrahams before Castres had one ruled out moments later.

The hosts then added another to their collection when Edwin Edogbo rolled over, setting up a wide-open final 20 minutes.

The pendulum was to swing again when Castres went over thanks to Geoffrey Palis. Enzo Herve then nailed the conversion to give his side a two-point lead.

Christian Ambadiang added another late on, but that only riled up Munster.

The hosts hit back following their late pressure two minutes from time to set up a tense finish.

But it was a lead the Castrais ended up seeing out, it’s a vital win for the French side in Round 4. All comes down to the RC Toulon-Gloucester to decide final standings.