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Munster back on top

Munster reclaimed top spot in Heineken Cup Pool Five with a scrappy but deserved 22-13 win over Llanelli Scarlets at Thomond Park.

Brian Carney's 73rd-minute try was the decisive score for the Irish province who struggled to batter down a stubborn Scarlets defence.

Jerry Flannery scored an early try for Munster, while Ronan O'Gara booted 12 points with Stephen Jones crossing for the Scarlets only try.

Pointless and rooted to the bottom of the table, the Scarlets wrestled an early lead from the hosts thanks to a 12th-minute touchdown from fit-again fly-half Jones.

Three Ronan O'Gara penalty goals sent Munster in at the break with a 14-7 advantage, but Jones kicked his second penalty, just after the hour mark, and the Irishmen endured a nervy few minutes before Carney put the seal on their third successive pool win.

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