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Munster vs Racing 92: Casey seals 33-25 win on night of Foley tributes

Craig Casey's late try settled it at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday 17 October, after Racing 92 had fought back from 21-6 down to trail by only three.

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Ten years after Anthony Foley died on the eve of this same fixture, Munster honoured him in Cork with a 33-25 win over Racing 92 to open their Champions Cup campaign at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday 17 October.

Foley, the first Munster captain to lift the Heineken Cup when he did it in 2006, died before the province's scheduled meeting with the Paris side in October 2016. The anniversary shaped the whole evening for the crowd of 24,906.

Tributes before and during the match

Before kick-off, Jean Wallace and members of Shannon RFC sang the club's anthem, There is an Isle.

Munster also put away his favoured number eight jersey for the night. That meant Brian Gleeson, who plays at number eight, took the field with 24 on his back.

Racing come back before Casey settles it

Gleeson then scored one of Munster's five tries. Shay McCarthy, captain Tadhg Beirne, replacement lock Fineen Wycherley and Craig Casey got the others, and O'Shea kicked three conversions to Hanrahan's one.

The home side were 14-6 up at half-time. Beirne's try soon after the restart, converted by O'Shea, stretched the lead to 21-6, but Racing hit back with two quick tries to close the gap to 21-18.

The full Champions Cup scores are on our rugby results page.

Munster now switch back to the United Rugby Championship, with an away game against Leinster next weekend.

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