Munster<\/a>. A try was just reward for his performance with Kelly effective on both sides of the ball. 7<\/p>\nTwo superb assists<\/p>\n
12 Alex Nankivell: Linked nicely with Kelly as the hosts\u2019 centres had plenty of joy against an inexperienced Gloucester midfield. Nankivell also produced a sumptuous off-load for Haley\u2019s try before brilliantly repeating the trick for Tom Farrell\u2019s bonus-point score. 8<\/p>\n
11 Ben O\u2019Connor: Similar to Daly, Gloucester marshalled the wings pretty well. O\u2019Connor threatened on a couple of occasions but it was a quiet evening for him. 6<\/p>\n
10 Jack Crowley: The fly-half felt they needed to play a bit more in the first half due to the wind, but the decision-making was still a bit off initially. Crowley grew into the game, however, and ended it very much in credit, although the match rather drifted midway through the second period as Munster became lateral before a much better final 15 minutes. 7<\/p>\n
9 Craig Casey: Has turned into Munster\u2019s general as the scrum-half marshalled his troops superbly on Saturday. Casey\u2019s break set up the position for their third try and it summed up what was a consummate display from the Ireland international. 8<\/p>\n
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8 Gavin Coombes: A big lump who regularly makes dents at close quarters. It wasn\u2019t necessarily Coombes\u2019 most effective performance, but the number eight was still a huge presence. 7<\/p>\n
7 Jack O\u2019Donoghue: Always good in the tight, particularly at lineout and maul, and he did his job well enough here. 6<\/p>\n
6 Tom Ahern: Munster like him to roam in the wider channels and Ahern got his hands on the ball a few times but he couldn\u2019t quite get those long legs moving regularly enough. 6<\/p>\n
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5 Tadhg Beirne (c): Was a ubiquitous presence without being at his outstanding best. A disruptor at both breakdown and lineout, while there were some other good moments in the loose, including a gift of a try from Gloucester, but it was almost what you expect from a player of Beirne\u2019s calibre. 7<\/p>\n
4 Jean Kleyn: Very influential early on and set the tone with his work at the lineout as the hosts caused real issues for the visitors\u2019 set-piece. After Gloucester, to some degree, sorted out their set-piece problems, Kleyn remained workmanlike in other facets. 7<\/p>\n
3 Michael Ala\u2019alatoa: Won a couple of scrum penalties, but it was a bit of a mess in that area of the game, with the Cherry and Whites eventually getting on top. 5<\/p>\n
2 Niall Scannell: The hooker did his core duties well and was influential in the carry in the early stages as he got through a solid hour\u2019s work. 6<\/p>\n
1 Michael Milne: Similar to Scannell, there were a few rumbles in the loose, but it was a solid rather than spectacular shift from the loosehead prop. 6<\/p>\n
Replacements: Tighthead Conor Bartley made a big difference in the scrum during his short cameo, while Ruadhan Quinn and Tom Farrell also added plenty in the second period. The impact from the bench was not necessarily game-defining but it added the impetus they needed to get the bonus-point. 7<\/p>\n
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