Munster 24 Toulouse 24 (Toulouse won 4-2 on penalty kicks)
Toulouse edged past Munster on penalty kicks in a contest for the ages in front of 40,476 spectators at the Aviva stadium. It is only the second time in 27 years that the kicking lottery determined the outcome of a match in the knockout stages of the Heineken Champions Cup.
It is a heart-breaking way to lose, and the pain will take a while to subside but when it does Munster should take pride in a performance that took the reigning European champions to the threshold of defeat, and they did so playing a cracking brand of rugby for large tranches of this wonderful contest.
Toulouse for their part …
- May 8, 2022
