First half timeline |
1 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Biarritz win possession from the kick off, and Peyrelougne puts a kick to the corner. |
1 |
Biarritz Olympique |
A poor throw from August allows Wallace to win the lineout for Munster, and O'Gara clears |
2 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Try - S Bobo
A dream start for Biarritz, with Bobo diving in in the corner after good work in midfield |
3 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Conversion - D Yachvili
Yachvili makes the kick from the far left touchline |
6 |
Munster |
Munster's first catch and drive sees them move to the 22, but Biarritz called for pulling down the maul, and O'Gara opts to kick for goal |
7 |
Munster |
Penalty kick - R O'Gara
O'Gara scores Munster's first points, 22m out from the left hand side |
8 |
Biarritz Olympique |
August throws to the tail of the lineout, and Biarritz build an attack into the 22, Munster steal and stringer clears. |
10 |
Munster |
Munster show their first signs of getting into the game. Stringer takes a quick throw, and Foley and O'Connell gain ground before spreading the ball wide and moving into Biarritz penalty |
12 |
Munster |
Betsen penalised for pulling down the maul, referee Chris White has a strong word, O'Gara opts to kick to the corner |
13 |
Munster |
Wallace catches the lineout, but can't get the drive going, instead it's centre Halstead who makes a break. Biarritz are holding on |
13 |
Munster |
Lievremont penalised at the ruck, and O'Gara is instructed by captain Foley to kick for the corner |
15 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Biarritz come away from that mini-siege without conceding after Traille touches down in the try area after he collected O'Gara's attempted chip on |
17 |
Munster |
Try - T Halstead
Halstead finishes off another strong Munster attack after Leamy finds space to feed the ball to the South African centre |
18 |
Munster |
Conversion - R O'Gara
O'Gara makes another solid kick through the posts |
20 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Yachvili puts in fine kick into touch, forcing Flannery to throw in five metres from his line |
22 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Penalty kick - D Yachvili
No mistake from Yachvili after Munster penalised at a ruck |
25 |
Munster |
Munster move the ball into the 22 with Horgan, Stringer switches the play and O'Connell breaks the gain line. But Brusque collects O'Garas grubber kick and Biarritz have a chance to clear |
27 |
Munster |
Biarritz going through the phases, but Munster's defence is holding firm on their 10m line |
28 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Biarrtiz win a lineout 15 m out, Yachvili spreads the ball to Brusque who attempts a kick on, Dowling defends and Biarritz have a lineout on the opposite side of the park |
30 |
Munster |
Payne eventually clears the ball for Munster, and now the Irish side have possession - referee White calls the defence offside. Again O'Gara kicks for the corner - but it's a poor kick and the throw is taken from the 22. |
31 |
Munster |
Try - P Stringer
Stringer shows his class with a fine individual try, Munster have a scrum 10m out, Stringer cheekily turns down the blindside and races over |
32 |
Munster |
Conversion - R O'Gara
Cool, calm and collected, O'Gara adds the extras |
34 |
Biarritz Olympique |
August's lineout throw is too long, and Wallace collects, and passes to O'Gara who clears. Brusque and O'Gara exchange kicks |
37 |
Munster |
Munster have all the possession now, and are mounting wave after wave of attack, possession ends as O'Gara puts a perfect kick into the corner. |
40 |
Munster |
The Munster lineout works well, and Halstead and Payne make inroads into Biarritz territory, Kelly is penalised for holding on, and Yachvili's clearing kick is the final action of the half. |
Second half timeline |
41 |
Munster |
Munster get the second half underway, and the excitement inside the stadium rises with the Irish fans knowing they are only 40 minutes away from realising their dream |
42 |
Munster |
Penalty kick - R O'Gara
Thion and Traille get in a muddle trying to deal with Stringers high kick, the ref. Spots an infringement and O'Gara stretches the lead to 10 points. |
44 |
Biarritz Olympique |
It's a stuttering second half start for the Frenchmen, Munster are making the big hits on Traille and Betsen |
45 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Substitution - O Olibeau on for D Couzinet
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46 |
Munster |
Munster get back to basics with a successful lineout from Flannery to O'Connell, and O'Gara's strong clearing kick |
47 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Brusque kicks ahead for territory |
48 |
Munster |
O'Connell slaps the lineout back to Stringer, who darts forward, but after he spills the ball Horgan is called offside |
48 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Penalty kick - D Yachvili
Yachvili's kick puts them to within a converted try of Munster |
50 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Harinordoquy collects the ball well, and they drive on, Peyrelounge finds space in midfield and moves up to the Munster 10 line. Munster can't get near the ball at the moment as the French side build a rhythm |
50 |
Biarritz Olympique |
the move eventually ends when Harinordoquy is high tackled, and the ref calls a penalty |
51 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Penalty kick - D Yachvili
A cheeky chip from Yachvili narrows the gap to just four points |
52 |
Munster |
O'Connell beaten to another lineout, things aren't going Munster's way in the set piece |
52 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Substitution - T Dusautoir on for T Lievremont
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53 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Substitution - F Martin Aramburu on for D Traille
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55 |
Munster |
O'Gara makes a magnificent kick for territory (20m out) to give Munster a lift |
57 |
Munster |
O'Callaghan steals the lineout, the loose ball is collected by Flannery and they try to set up a rolling maul. Biarritz defend well, and kick to touch |
59 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Biarritz have a put in on the half-way line, Martin Arramburu chips ahead, Payne gathers. Play is paused by the ref after Betsen is penalised for not releasing the man |
61 |
Munster |
Horan puts the crowd on their feet with a powerful gainline-breaking run to the 22 |
63 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Substitution - B Lecouls on for C Johnston
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63 |
Munster |
Substitution - F Pucciariello on for M Horan
|
64 |
Munster |
Bidabe puts a fine kick to touch to earn good territory for his side, but Munster do their lineout job well and O'Gara clears |
66 |
Biarritz Olympique |
A promising Biarritz attack breaks down when Bidabe throws a missed pass behind Bobo |
67 |
Munster |
Munster mess up a lineout 30m from the Biarritz line, Peyrelounge kicks the ball to touch |
67 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Substitution - B Noirot on for B August
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69 |
Munster |
Ronan O'Gara shouts instructions to his team mates as the winning line is in sight for Munster |
69 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Foley penalised as a ruck, a Yachvili sees his chance to kick his team to within a point |
70 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Penalty kick - D Yachvili
An ice cool kick under pressure by the French Number 9 |
71 |
Munster |
O'Gara restarts, and the Biarritz full back replies, it's a scrappy period of play, with both sides looking nervous. |
71 |
Munster |
Substitution - M O'Driscoll on for A Foley
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72 |
Munster |
O'Connell carries the ball toward the 22, time for cool heads, but Biarritz lose it and Johnson goes into the side of a ruck. O'Gara lines up a shot at goal |
73 |
Munster |
Penalty kick - R O'Gara
A perfect kick from nearly 40m sends the Munster fans wild |
73 |
Munster |
O'Connell wins the restart, O'Gara clears and Munster win a penalty as Biarritz stray offside |
74 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Substitution - C Johnston on for P Balan
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75 |
Munster |
The tension inside the Millennium Stadium is incredible, both sides are straining to get some continuity in their play |
76 |
Munster |
Substitution - A Quinlan on for P O'Connell
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77 |
Munster |
Halstead knocks on 40m out from his posts, and Biarritz have a scrum, and a chance |
78 |
Biarritz Olympique |
They win the scrum and spin the ball left, Munster defend bravely and Stringer snatches the ball and desperately clears |
79 |
Munster |
The Millennium Stadium is alive with the sounds of 60,000 Munster fans signing, an unbelievable atmosphere inside one of the World's greatest stadiums |
79 |
Biarritz Olympique |
Biarritz stop the singing with a dangerous dart into the 22 by Brusque. What tension, it's almost unbearable. but in their eagerness, Bobo is called for accidental offside. Munster have a scrum |
80 |
Munster |
O'Gara clears the ball to touch, the referee blows his whistle and the game is over. Munster are the champions of Europe. |