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Led brilliantly by man-of-the-match Paul Warwick, who notched a try and two drop goals, Munster showed why they are the reigning kings of European rugby with a performance of near perfection.

Munster scored four tries, one from captain Paul O'Connell and two from centre Keith Earls, but could have added to that tally when running Ospreys ragged in a one-sided second half.

Munster's opening try in the 34th-minute try was worked superbly, with quick recycling and the home side switching possession first to the left and then to the right.

When the ball reached Warwick he broke the tackle of Alun-Wyn Jones and Ian Gough before skipping past Tommy Bowe to touch down. Ronan O'Gara added the extras to two earlier penalties.

Munster claimed their second try when from a scrum on the Ospreys' 22, David Wallace carried from the back putting Doug Howlett into the space.

Then from the ensuing recycle, Tomas O'Leary fed O'Connell who touched down in the corner. O'Gara then landed the touchline conversion to push Munster into a comfortable 26-9 lead.

Earls then scorched over for Munster's third in the 63rd minute following a brilliant offload from Lifiemi Mafi.

And just as they thought the afternoon could not get any worse, the Ospreys conceded another try straight from the restart.

Earls picked up a loose ball before skipping down the touchline, and despite the best efforts of Mike Phillips, the centre touched down in the corner.