Carbery’s late miss leaves Munster short

■By JOHN FALLON

Taking them on: Keith Earls breaks through the Castres defence with Peter O’Mahoney in support

FOUR Joey Carbery penalties were not enough for Munster to win in France for the first time in four attempts as Castres ignited their Pool 2 hopes with victory at Stade Pierre Farbe.
This certainly was one that got away from Munster considering they faced 14 men for 20 minutes of the game, while Carbery will rue three missed kicks at goal in a colossal battle.
Andrew Conway had a try disallowed as Munster sought the lead in the second period, but in the end the f...

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