Munster 22 - 20 Dragons

Full time

23 Jan 2026

United Rugby Championship

Stage: Regular Season Round 10

Virgin Media Park

Munster vs Dragons head to head

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Munster Rugby secured a tight 22-20 victory against Dragons RFC at Virgin Media Park. The Dragons took an early lead with a penalty from O'Brien and a try by Coghlan, followed by a successful conversion. Munster responded with a try from Gleeson just before halftime, leveling the score after Butler's conversion. In the second half, Coombes scored two tries for Munster, showcasing his impact off the bench. Dragons fought back with a try from Richards and O'Brien's conversion, keeping the pressure on Munster. Despite the late surge, Munster's defense held firm to clinch the narrow win. The match highlighted strong performances from Coombes and O'Brien, making it a thrilling contest.

Broadcasters

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Where to watch in: Ireland, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 5.9°C (Feels like -2.0°C) Condition: Rain Wind: 28.2 km/h, gusting to 49.6 km/h Humidity: 90% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
10'

Penalty

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

0 - 3
16'

Try

Brodie Coghlan · Dragons

0 - 8
17'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

0 - 10
18'

Yellow Card

Harry Beddall · Dragons
28'

Yellow Card Complete

Harry Beddall · Dragons
29'

Penalty

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

0 - 13
38'

Try

Brian Gleeson · Munster

5 - 13
39'

Conversion

Tony Butler · Munster

7 - 13
Halftime 7 - 13
Second Half
42'

Substitution

Diarmuid Kilgallen on for Alex Nankivell · Munster
49'

Substitution

Evan O'Connell on for Fineen Wycherley · Munster
49'

Substitution

Oli Jager on for Michael Ala'alatoa · Munster
49'

Substitution

Josh Wycherley on for Jeremy Loughman · Munster
49'

Substitution

Seb Davies on for Levi Douglas · Dragons
52'

Try

David Richards · Dragons

7 - 18
53'

Conversion

Angus O'Brien · Dragons

7 - 20
54'

Substitution

Gavin Coombes on for Jean Kleyn · Munster
56'

Try

Gavin Coombes · Munster

12 - 20
57'

Substitution

Cai Evans on for Tinus de Beer · Dragons
60'

Substitution

Shane Lewis-Hughes on for Harrison Keddie · Dragons
60'

Substitution

Jack O'Donoghue on for Ruadhan Quinn · Munster
64'

Try

Gavin Coombes · Munster

19 - 20
64'

Conversion

Tony Butler · Munster

14 - 20
65'

Substitution

Oli Burrows on for Brodie Coghlan · Dragons
66'

Substitution

Rhodri Williams on for Che Hope · Dragons
70'

Substitution

Paddy Patterson on for Ethan Coughlan · Munster
74'

Penalty

Tony Butler · Munster

22 - 20
74'

Substitution

Jordan Morris on for Rodrigo Martinez · Dragons
74'

Substitution

Cebo Dlamini on for Robert Hunt · Dragons
75'

Substitution

Lee Barron on for Diarmuid Barron · Munster
79'

Substitution

Harri Ackerman on for Harry Beddall · Dragons
Fulltime 22 - 20

Player ratings

Munster

15 Mike Haley 6.5
14 Thaakir Abrahams 5.8
13 Dan Kelly 6.5
12 Alex Nankivell 6.6
11 Shane Daly 6.5
10 Tony Butler 6.0
9 Ethan Coughlan 7.0
1 Jeremy Loughman 6.6
2 Diarmuid Barron 7.7
3 Michael Ala'alatoa 6.8
4 Jean Kleyn 6.8
5 Fineen Wycherley 6.3
6 Sean Edogbo 7.0
7 Ruadhan Quinn 7.1
8 Brian Gleeson 7.9
16 Lee Barron –
17 Josh Wycherley 6.9
18 Oli Jager 6.5
19 Evan O'Connell 6.8
20 Gavin Coombes 7.9
21 Paddy Patterson 6.3
22 Jack O'Donoghue 6.3
23 Diarmuid Kilgallen 6.4

Dragons

15 Angus O'Brien 6.1
14 David Richards 7.0
13 Fine Inisi 6.7
12 Aneurin Owen 6.8
11 Rio Dyer 7.5
10 Tinus de Beer 7.0
9 Che Hope 5.3
1 Rodrigo Martinez 6.7
2 Brodie Coghlan 7.1
3 Robert Hunt 6.7
4 Levi Douglas 6.5
5 Ben Carter 7.0
6 Harrison Keddie 6.9
7 Harry Beddall 5.9
8 Aaron Wainwright 8.1
16 Oli Burrows 6.1
17 Jordan Morris –
18 Cebo Dlamini –
19 Seb Davies 6.1
20 Shane Lewis-Hughes 6.6
21 Rhodri Williams 5.9
22 Harri Ackerman –
23 Cai Evans 6.0