Ospreys 45-10 Munster: Defending champions Munster humbled by rampant Ospreys

DAN Biggar racked up 25 points as the Ospreys reached the RaboDirect Pro12 final with a stunning victory over defending champions Munster at the Liberty Stadium.

Biggar scored the Ospreys’ first try and booted four penalties and four conversions to pass 300 points for the season and 1,000 for the region, with further tries from Kahn Fotuali’i, Hanno Dirksen, Andrew Bishop and Rhys Webb completing a crushing semi-final success.

Munster had scored the first try through fly-half Ian Keatley, who also added the conversion and a penalty, but the Irish province were soundly beaten as coach Tony McGahan departed for his new role with Australia with a heavy defeat.

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The Ospreys defensive effort was immense, with Alun Wyn Jones, Richard Hibbard and Ryan Jones leading from the front as they moved one win away from a fourth Celtic crown.

But their only error on that front allowed Munster to claim the opening try inside three minutes through Keatley, who also converted.

Biggar replied with a ninth-minute penalty and then from a line-out Ryan Jones’ neat offload found Biggar’s inside run for a try which he converted.

Keatley and Biggar then traded penalties in what was proving to be a ferocious contest. On the half-hour mark, Biggar put the Ospreys six points ahead with a penalty and while Munster battled hard, it was the Ospreys who stretched their lead with Webb scoring try number five to underline their superiority.