Munster made it a perfect ten points from ten during their tour to South Africa after a bonus point win over the Lions yesterday, producing a massively impressive performance in Johannesburg.
The Lions looked like they would be a tough challenge for the province after their dominant win over Leinster last week, but tries from Jack O'Donoghue, Shane Daly, Gavin Coombes and a penalty try saw Graham Rowntree's men secure a 33-12 victory.
It was a very convincing and mature performance from Munster, but the penalty try that came just on the stroke of halftime had plenty of people talking after the match.
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Simon Zebo denied potential try of the year contender in Munster win
It was a crazy sequence of events that lead to Simon Zebo's near try of the year. The ball was loose in midfield and he ended up being the man able to get a good connection on the ball and kicked it through.
Zebo then showed off some more delightful football skills with a flick over the sliding Lions fly-half Sanele Nohamba. The Cork native showed some wonderful footwork to bypass the challenge.
Just as Zebo looked to have beaten Lions centre Marius Louw to the ball, he would take the Munster man out just metres from the line, denying what would've been one of the best tries of the year.
However, it did work out for Munster in the end as referee Craig Evans awarded them a penalty try and gave Louw a yellow card.
Mad sequence of rugby football here.
Simon Zebo somehow avoids a slide tackle with the deftest of flicks.
He was denied the highlight reel try by a cynical tackle, but at least he earned a penalty try.pic.twitter.com/2cGVCoKuQg
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It's great to see Simon Zebo play with such confidence again, and as we all know, this isn't the first time he has cracked out his Samba Soccer skills on the rugby pitch.
His backheel flick in Ireland's Six Nations match against Wales in 2013 was one of the most viral rugby clips of all-time.
This trip to South Africa has gone as well as anyone could've hoped for Munster. Two bonus points wins keeps their record in the Southern Hemisphere unscathed, with the province now unbeaten in their last nine outings in South Africa.
It has been a messy season off the pitch Munster, but they are now looking to be hitting their stride just at the right time. If they can keep up this momentum going over the coming weeks, another URC title is certainly not out of the question.
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