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Sat 10 Oct 2008Munster flirt with disaster
Munster19 Montauban 17:THE EUROSCEPTICS beating the Kings of Europe wasn't exactly the script that had been envisaged. Less than three minutes were on the clock and, incredibly, Montauban - the debutants with the supposedly dilettante attitude to the Heineken Cup - were leading the two-time and reigning champions 17-16 in their revamped fortress.
What's more, they were running down the clock as Munster had done in last season's final. The biter was being bit, and Thomond Park were in shock at the prospect of what would have been the tournament's biggest upset in 14 years.
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