Munster 17 - 12 Saracens

Full time

11 Jan 2025

Stage: Pool 3 Round 3

Thomond Park

Munster Rugby secured a hard-fought 17-12 victory over Saracens at Thomond Park. Alex Lozowski gave Saracens an early lead with two penalties, putting them ahead 6-0. Munster responded with a penalty from Jack Crowley and a try from Dian Bleuler, taking a 10-6 lead after Crowley's conversion. The second half saw John Hodnett extend Munster's advantage with another try, followed by Crowley's successful conversion, bringing the score to 17-6. Saracens fought back, with Lozowski adding a penalty to narrow the gap. Despite their efforts, they could not find the try needed to level the match. Crowley’s composed performance as fly-half was pivotal for Munster, sealing their narrow win.

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Weather

Temperature: 5.3°C (Feels like 5.5°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 5.1 km/h, gusting to 6.4 km/h Humidity: 93% Cloud Cover: 87%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Penalty

Alex Lozowski · Saracens

0 - 3
10'

Penalty

Alex Lozowski · Saracens

0 - 6
25'

Penalty

Jack Crowley · Munster

3 - 6
Halftime 3 - 6
Second Half
45'

Penalty

Elliot Daly · Saracens

3 - 9
51'

Substitution

Diarmuid Barron on for Niall Scannell · Munster
51'

Substitution

Stephen Archer on for Oli Jager · Munster
51'

Substitution

John Hodnett on for Alex Kendellen · Munster
51'

Substitution

Thomas Ahern on for Jack O'Donoghue · Munster
57'

Missed Drop Goal

Fergus Burke · Saracens
59'

Try

Dian Bleuler · Munster

8 - 9
60'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Munster

10 - 9
60'

Substitution

Theo Dan on for Jamie George · Saracens
60'

Substitution

Alec Clarey on for Marco Riccioni · Saracens
60'

Substitution

Eroni Mawi on for Phil Brantingham · Saracens
63'

Try

John Hodnett · Munster

15 - 9
65'

Conversion

Jack Crowley · Munster

17 - 9
65'

Substitution

Tobias Elliott on for Lucio Cinti · Saracens
65'

Substitution

John Ryan on for Dian Bleuler · Munster
69'

Penalty

Alex Lozowski · Saracens

17 - 12
71'

Substitution

Brian Gleeson on for Gavin Coombes · Munster
71'

Substitution

Nathan Michelow on for Harry Wilson · Saracens
71'

Substitution

Olly Hartley on for Nick Tompkins · Saracens
75'

Substitution

Billy Burns on for Shane Daly · Munster
Fulltime 17 - 12

Player ratings

Munster

15 Mike Haley 6.1
14 Calvin Nash 6.7
13 Tom Farrell 7.2
12 Rory Scannell 6.0
11 Shane Daly 5.7
10 Jack Crowley 6.8
9 Conor Murray 6.8
1 Dian Bleuler 7.6
2 Niall Scannell 6.6
3 Oli Jager 6.7
4 Fineen Wycherley 6.3
5 Tadhg Beirne 7.3
6 Jack O'Donoghue 6.2
7 Alex Kendellen 6.7
8 Gavin Coombes 7.2
16 Diarmuid Barron 6.7
17 John Ryan 5.6
18 Stephen Archer 6.1
19 Thomas Ahern 6.4
20 John Hodnett 8.4
21 Paddy Patterson –
22 Billy Burns –
23 Brian Gleeson –

Saracens

15 Elliot Daly 6.2
14 Liam Williams 5.7
13 Alex Lozowski 6.6
12 Nick Tompkins 6.6
11 Lucio Cinti 5.3
10 Fergus Burke 5.4
9 Ivan van Zyl 6.6
1 Phil Brantingham 6.4
2 Jamie George 6.3
3 Marco Riccioni 6.1
4 Maro Itoje 6.7
5 Harry Wilson 6.1
6 Juan Martin Gonzalez 7.4
7 Ben Earl 7.5
8 Tom Willis 7.9
16 Theo Dan 5.8
17 Eroni Mawi 6.4
18 Alec Clarey 5.9
19 Max Eke –
20 Nathan Michelow –
21 Gareth Simpson –
22 Olly Hartley –
23 Tobias Elliott 5.8