Northampton squandered a rare sniff of a try when Dylan Hartley was held up just short of the line after he charged down a Tomas O'Leary clearance.

BBC: Munster 12-9 Northampton

Marlon Byrd hit a tough dribbler down the third base line that Brandon Inge charged, but he mishandled the transfer to his throwing hand on a play that was ruled a single.

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However, the Scarlets should have been right back in the contest three minutes later when McCusker embarrassingly knocked on two yards short of the Leinster line after he had charged down Shaun Berne's casual clearance.

BBC: Leinster 27-14 Scarlets