Clayton McMillan points to referee error that proved costly in Glasgow Warriors defeat
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Costly.
Munster head coach Clayton McMillan believes a missed Glasgow knock-on helped turn the momentum in his side’s 26-20 defeat at Thomond Park.
Munster led 17-7 at half-time, but Glasgow struck early in the second half after the officials awarded a scrum against the hosts.
McMillan felt the ball had gone forward off a Glasgow player and that Munster should have had the put-in instead.
“I think it was a clear knock-on that should have went our way. And a couple of plays later they’re scoring in the corner on the far side,” he said.
The try cut into Munster’s lead, and Glasgow went on to take control of the second half. McMillan said the decision was frustrating, but did not put the defeat down to one call.
“That’s going to happen, and at the end of the day we make no excuses. They just had the lion’s share of possession at the right part of the field and did enough to keep the points on the board.”
McMillan was particularly disappointed by the shift after Munster’s defensive stand at the end of the first half had protected their ten-point advantage.
“It was probably more disappointing in the first five minutes of the second half, where they scored a try off an error that I thought should have went our way. And then momentum swung, and we became an arm-wrestle.”
Despite the opening-round loss, he took encouragement from Munster’s attacking play when they had possession in the right areas, as well as their effort without the ball.
“We kept bouncing up and going forward and fought right to the end. It wasn’t good enough, but some green shoots there.”
