Miserable Munster shutout and savaged as Sharks run in seven tries in Durban

URC: Sharks 45 Munster 0 Munster’s trips to South Africa have always had a high news value but this dreadful display will be remembered for all the wrong reasons as Clayton McMillan’s side were hammered by seven tries to nil at Kings Park. A missed touchline conversion from Jean Smith at the death was all that prevented this surpassing the record 60-14 loss suffered by a second-string Munster side away to Cardiff in 2004, but the scars of this thrashing will be difficult to shake off for a side which has now lost eight of their last 12 games. Sharks, with 60 per cent possession, led 12-0 at the break after being on top for most of the opening half. Both teams were guilty of sloppy handling...