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Fri 10 Oct 2008Munster narrowly avoid shock defeat
Munster 19 Montauban 17:If ever proof were needed that nothing can be taken for granted in the Heineken European Cup it came by the barrel full in Thomond Park this evening, when what was expected to be a rout on home soil turned into anything but for the reigning champions in the opening fixture of their title defence.
Munster looked primed to gobble up their opponents after a near-flawless start to their Magners League campaign but Montauban, debuting in the competition, came within three minutes of flouting all the rules and silencing the revamped venue.
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