Munster 28 - 34 Edinburgh

Full time

28 Feb 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 12

Virgin Media Park

Edinburgh Rugby secured a thrilling 34-28 victory over Munster Rugby at Virgin Media Park. The match began with a quick penalty from Thompson, setting the tone for an intense contest. Munster responded with a try from Nankivell, converted by Burns, but Edinburgh's Currie soon scored twice, giving the visitors a substantial lead. By halftime, Edinburgh had scored four tries, including one from Bradbury, leading 28-14. Munster fought back in the second half with Nankivell's second try and O'Brien's late effort, closing the gap. However, the visitors maintained their composure, thanks to Thompson's effective kicking. Ultimately, Edinburgh's strong first-half performance proved decisive as they claimed the win.

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Weather

Temperature: 5.1°C (Feels like 2.6°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 10.4 km/h, gusting to 20.5 km/h Humidity: 79% Cloud Cover: 64%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Substitution

Hamish Watson on for Luke Crosbie · Edinburgh
5'

Penalty

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

0 - 3
14'

Try

Alex Nankivell · Munster

5 - 3
15'

Conversion

Billy Burns · Munster

7 - 3
23'

Try

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

7 - 8
24'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

7 - 10
29'

Try

Matt Currie · Edinburgh

7 - 15
30'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

7 - 17
34'

Try

Matt Currie · Edinburgh

7 - 22
40'

Try

Magnus Bradbury · Edinburgh

7 - 29
40'

Conversion

Ross Thompson · Edinburgh

7 - 24
40'

Substitution

Patrick Harrison on for Ewan Ashman · Edinburgh
40'

Substitution

Sean O'Brien on for Calvin Nash · Munster
40'

Substitution

Stephen Archer on for John Ryan · Munster
40'

Substitution

Alex Kendellen on for Evan O'Connell · Munster
Halftime 7 - 29
Second Half
46'

Substitution

Diarmuid Barron on for Niall Scannell · Munster
51'

Try

Alex Nankivell · Munster

12 - 29
52'

Conversion

Billy Burns · Munster

14 - 29
52'

Substitution

Paddy Patterson on for Ethan Coughlan · Munster
56'

Substitution

Mark Donnelly on for Josh Wycherley · Munster
57'

Try

Matt Currie · Edinburgh

14 - 34
59'

Substitution

Tony Butler on for Billy Burns · Munster
60'

Substitution

Ruadhan Quinn on for Brian Gleeson · Munster
64'

Try

Ben O'Connor · Munster

19 - 34
65'

Conversion

Tony Butler · Munster

21 - 34
65'

Substitution

Mark Bennett on for Matt Currie · Edinburgh
65'

Substitution

Glen Young on for Marshall Sykes · Edinburgh
65'

Substitution

Robin Hislop on for Boan Venter · Edinburgh
65'

Substitution

D'Arcy Rae on for Paul Hill · Edinburgh
66'

Substitution

Ali Price on for Ben Vellacott · Edinburgh
75'

Yellow Card

Patrick Harrison · Edinburgh
75'

Substitution

Billy Burns on for Tony Butler · Munster
75'

Substitution

Cameron Scott on for Mosese Tuipulotu · Edinburgh
80'

Try

Sean O'Brien · Munster

26 - 34
81'

Conversion

Billy Burns · Munster

28 - 34
Fulltime 28 - 34

Player ratings

Munster

15 Ben O'Connor 7.1
14 Calvin Nash 5.1
13 Tom Farrell 7.1
12 Alex Nankivell 9.5
11 Shay McCarthy 6.0
10 Billy Burns 6.4
9 Ethan Coughlan 6.3
1 Josh Wycherley 6.4
2 Niall Scannell 5.5
3 John Ryan 6.0
4 Evan O'Connell 6.3
5 Fineen Wycherley 7.3
6 Thomas Ahern 6.1
7 John Hodnett 7.0
8 Brian Gleeson 7.6
16 Diarmuid Barron 5.8
17 Mark Donnelly 6.4
18 Stephen Archer 5.3
19 Ruadhan Quinn 6.4
20 Alex Kendellen 6.6
21 Paddy Patterson 5.4
22 Tony Butler 6.7
23 Sean O'Brien 6.5

Edinburgh

15 Wes Goosen 6.0
14 Matt Currie 10.0
13 James Lang 6.7
12 Mosese Tuipulotu 7.2
11 Ross McCann 7.6
10 Ross Thompson 7.1
9 Ben Vellacott 6.3
1 Boan Venter 7.0
2 Ewan Ashman 7.4
3 Paul Hill 7.0
4 Marshall Sykes 7.8
5 Sam Skinner 7.1
6 Luke Crosbie –
7 Ben Muncaster 8.5
8 Magnus Bradbury 8.5
16 Patrick Harrison 6.1
17 Robin Hislop 6.0
18 D'Arcy Rae 6.4
19 Glen Young 6.4
20 Hamish Watson 8.8
21 Ali Price 6.3
22 Cameron Scott –
23 Mark Bennett 6.3