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A stoppage-time try from wing Denis Hurley saw Magners League champions Munster claim a dramatic 22-20 win over Scarlets.

Trailing 20-15 and with only a couple of minutes left on the clock, the flying wing burst through some desperate defence to collect his second try and Munster's second win of the campaign.

Toby Morland scored the other Munster try with Jeremy Manning kicking seven points while Deacon Manu and Mark Jones went over for Scarlets with Rees Priestland kicking seven points and Daniel Evans booting a penalty.

Munster had Ireland number eight Denis Leamy sin-binned for an offence at a ruck and, after another infringement by the visitors, Priestland kicked the Welsh side into the lead.

The champions responded with a penalty from fly-half Manning before Hurley dived over in the corner after a fine pass from scrum-half Toby Morland, with Manning converting superbly from the touchline.

The Scarlets levelled matters with a superb breakaway score five minutes from half-time. Scotland wing Sean Lamont began the movement from his own 22 and after good support work from centre Jonathan Davies and flanker Simon Easterby it was prop Manu of all people who popped up to take the try-scoring pass, diving over unopposed at the posts. Priestland landed the simple conversion.

It got better for the Scarlets five minutes after the restart. A midfield surge from full-back Evans had the Munster defence scampering back onto their own line and, after strong work by the forwards, skipper Jones was driven over close to the posts.

Priestland's conversion made it 17-10, but back came Munster with an opportunist try from former Waikato Chiefs scrum-half Morland after Scarlets number nine Martin Roberts had been robbed on his own line.

After taking over the kicking duties from Priestland, Evans made it 20-15 three minutes before the end.

But two minutes into stoppage time Hurley burst through the defence from 30 metres out and Manning kept his nerve to nail the conversion to seal the four points.

PA Sport