The Vodacom Bulls edged Munster 16-13 in a Round 15 match of the United Rugby Championship played at Thomond Park on Saturday.
Munster opened the scoring when Jack Crowley converted a penalty after eight minutes of play.
The Bulls started to launch wave after wave of attacks until Marcell Coetzee scored the Bulls' first try of the match. Goosen converted, securing the Bulls a 07-03 after fifteen minutes of play.
Seven minutes later, Johan Goosen converted a penalty, extending the Bulls' lead to 10-03.
With three minutes still to play in the first half, Munster set up camp in the Bulls' red zone. Munster took a quick tap and spread the ball wide to Thaakir Abrahams, who strolled over the Bulls' tryline. Jack Crowley added the extra two points to level the scores at 10-10, going into the second half.
The teams traded penalties, and with twenty minutes of play, they were still level at 13-13.
With seven minutes to play, Keagan Johannes converted a penalty to retake the lead for the Bulls 16-13, which was also the final score.
Scorers:
Munster Rugby: Try: Thaakir Abrahams. Conversion: Jack Crowley. Penalties: Jack Crowley (2).
Vodacom Bulls: Try: Marcell Coetzee. Conversion: Johan Goosen. Penalties: Johan Goosen (2), Keagan Johannes.
Teams:
Munster Rugby: 15 Thaakir Abrahams, 14 Seán O’Brien, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Andrew Smith, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Alex Kendellen, 7 Peter O’Mahony, 6 Tom Ahern, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Josh Wycherley. Replacements: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Mark Donnelly, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Fineen Wycherley, 20 Jack O’Donoghue, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 23 Ruadhán Quinn.
Vodacom Bulls: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Sebastian de Klerk, 13 David Kriel, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Ruan Nortje (c), 4 Cobus Wiese, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Jan-hendrik Wessels. Replacements: 16 Johann Grobbelaar, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Mornay Smith, 19 JF van Heerden, 20 Celimpilo Gumede, 21 Izak Burger, 22 Keagan Johannes, 23 Stravino Jacobs.