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Cardiff took an enormous step in the direction of a United Rugby Championship play-off spot with a hard-fought 26-21 victory over Munster at Arms Park.
There was little between the perimeters however two yellow playing cards for Munster proved essential as Cardiff beat an Irish province for the primary time since September 2022.
Cardiff’s tries got here from Gabriel Hamer-Webb, Harri Millard and Johan Mulder. There was additionally a penalty attempt award with a conversion apiece for Ben Thomas and Callum Sheedy.
Calvin Nash, Mike Haley and Tom Farrell scored Munster’s tries with Jack Crowley changing all three.
Cardiff regarded to have taken an early lead when Mulder raced over however TMO replays confirmed the scoring move to be ahead.
That decision meant Munster were first on the scoreboard with Craig Casey making a dart earlier than sending out an extended move to Nash, who strolled over.
Munster suffered a blow when lock Fineen Wycherley was yellow-carded for a deliberate knock-on with the Welsh facet shortly capitalising.
Thomas was the catalyst with first a well-timed move to ship Liam Belcher by means of a spot and when the ball was recycled, his fast switch resulted in a attempt for Hamer-Webb, his fourth in two video games.
Munster had been shortly hit by a second attempt when a robust burst from Taulupe Faletau down the left-hand touchline offered Millard with the run-in.
Wycherley returned from the sin-bin and in time to see his facet regain the lead with a well-created attempt from Haley which Crowley transformed for a 14-12 half-time benefit.
The Irish facet dominated the early phases of the second half and had been rewarded with a attempt from Farrell, who evaded Mulder’s tried sort out to attain beneath the posts.
Cardiff instantly responded when a penalty attempt was awarded after Munster’s Jack O’Donoghue was yellow-carded for stopping Belcher from touching down when the Irish flanker was in an offside place.
In Donoghue’s absence, Cardiff took the lead with their bonus-point attempt from Mulder and regardless of two misses at purpose from Sheedy, they had been capable of dangle on for an important win.
