Munster's poor set-piece foundations and decision-making in pursuit of a bonus point have undermined their performance. Exeter Chiefs will also exploit their ongoing problems with maul defence. Graham Rowntree has made personnel changes and positional switches to address the issues.
Munster were undermined by poor set-piece foundations, notably at scrum time, where their “success rate” of 66.7% was the poorest of any team in round one. But there seemed to be a hint of complacency as well, not least some decision-making in apparent pursuit of a bonus point at 17-10 ahead. The Exeter brains trust will also have noted Munster ’s ongoing problems with their maul defence .
Graham Rowntree’s response has been to make six personnel changes and three positional switches, although they remain bedevilled by injuries. Shane Daly, Antoine Frisch and Craig Casey come into the backline with Diarmuid Barron, Stephen Archer and Jack O’Donoghue starting in the pac
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