The French aristocrats continued to dominate territory but Munster's ferocious defence kept them at arm's length and Elissalde was reduced to attempting another drop-goal, which drifted wide.
With eight minutes to go, Hill's attempted drop-goal was well charged down by Jerome Fillol but just when it looked like a length-of-the-field breakaway could be on the cards, he knocked on, summing up his team's afternoon.
