They trailed 13-7 at half time went further behind to a Will Harries try at the start of the second and never really recovered against a hungried home side.

Munster: P Warwick; D Howlett, L Mafi, J de Villiers, D Hurley; R O'Gara, P Stringer; M Horan, D Fogarty, T Buckley; M O'Driscoll capt, B Holland; A Quinlan, T O'Donnell, J Coughlan. Replacements: D Varley, J Brugnaut, I Nagle, N Williams, D Williams, S Deasy, C OBoyle.

Dragons: M Thomas; W Harries, M Watkins, A Smith, A Brew, J Tovey, W Evans; H Gustafson, T Willis (capt), B Castle; A Jones, L Charteris; D Lydiate, G Thomas, L Evans. Replacements: S Jones, P Palmer, R Sidoli, H Macdonald, T Riley, J Arlidge, J Leadbeater.

Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU).