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          European Rugby Champions Cup 2018
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          MunsterMunsterMUN
          • Mathew Tait(13')
          • George Ford(15')
          • George Ford(3', 52', 61')
          • CJ Stander(43')
          • Ian Keatley(44')
          • Ian Keatley(11', 24', 34', 40', 73', 78')
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          CJ Stander delivers as Munster take control of Pool 4 with Tigers win

          CJ Stander, who scored Munster's try, is tackled by Graham Kitchener. Brendan Moran/Sportsfile via Getty Images
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          Dec 18, 2017, 06:59 AM
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          Munster recorded their first win at Welford Road in 11 years with a 25-16 success over Leicester Tigers in the European Champions Cup on Sunday evening.

          Mathew Tait had scored an early try for Tigers but their ill-discipline was punished by Ian Keatley, who kicked six penalties to keep the scoreboard ticking.

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          CJ Stander also went over from close range for Munster, who are now firmly in control of Pool 4 after back-to-back wins against the Tigers.

          George Ford opened the scoring in just the second minute with a penalty but the Tigers were soon penalised at the other end and Keatley levelled from the tee.

          A well-worked training ground move from a Tigers' lineout then saw Graham Kitchener send Tait through a big hole in the Munster defence for his first try in 36 matches for Leicester.

          Ford added the extras but the home side's poor discipline allowed Munster back into the game with three easy penalties for Keatley making the score 12-10 at half-time.

          Leicester's constant infringements were eventually punished by referee Mathieu Raynal as Dan Cole, after conceding his fifth penalty, was shown a yellow card.

          Munster made their numerical advantage tell with a perfect start to the second half, as Peter O'Mahony stole a Tigers line-out and released Conor Murray to storm towards the line.

          The Munster scrum-half was eventually brought down inches short of the line but Stander was on hand to pick and go and get the visitors' first try of the evening.

          Leicester needed a spark and it came from winger Jonny May as he collected a loose ball in his own 22 and charged up field before kicking ahead to put the Tigers deep in Munster territory.

          A penalty for the Tigers was soon sent over by Ford to bring the them back within six points.

          Munster replacement John Ryan was then show a yellow card for an infringement at the ruck 10 metres from the Irish side's line and Ford made it 19-16 from the kicking tee.

          Keatley missed his first kick of the evening with 64 minutes on the clock but made no mistake eight minutes later with Ryan back on the field, and the fly-half knocked over a sixth penalty in the dying moments to deny Tigers a crucial losing bonus point.

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          Standings

          Pool 1
          RTeamGPPDP
          1GLA4+4920
          2STA4+9412
          3SAL4-3811
          4SAR4+1310
          5SHA4-1010
          6ASM4-1080
          Pool 2
          RTeamGPPDP
          1BAT4+9116
          2RC4+1714
          3CAS4-810
          4EDI4-7110
          5MUN4-28
          6GLO4-276
          Pool 3
          RTeamGPPDP
          1LEI4+3518
          2HAR4+9815
          3STO4-814
          4LEI4+36
          5STA4-136
          6BAY4-1150
          Pool 4
          RTeamGPPDP
          1UNI4+7620
          2NOR4+4616
          3BRI4+5014
          4BUL4-687
          5SEC4-506
          6SCA4-543
          Full Table

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