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Charlie O'Shea guides Munster to win against Bulls at Thomond Park

Fly-half Charlie O'Shea scored two tries as Munster secured a 26-22 United Rugby Championship win over the Bulls at Thomond Park.

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Munster secured their first victory of the new United Rugby Championship season on Saturday evening by beating the Bulls 26-22 at Thomond Park. The Irish Times and RTE reported the final score following a match that saw the home side earn a bonus-point win. [1][2][3][4]

Twenty-year-old out-half Charlie O'Shea scored two tries to lead his team to victory, according to The Journal. Head coach Clayton McMillan praised the youngster's performance after the match, with the Irish Independent quoting him describing O'Shea as phenomenal. [1][2][8]

O'Shea stepped into the starting lineup after Jack Crowley and Tom Wood were ruled out for the first half of the season, The Journal reported. The academy player previously represented Ireland at under-20 level and featured in a pre-season match against Leicester. [2][6]

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In short

  • Munster defeated the Bulls 26-22 at Thomond Park in the United Rugby Championship.
  • Twenty-year-old Charlie O'Shea scored two tries for Munster in the victory.
  • The victory marked Munster's first win of the new season.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Charlie O’Shea produces dream display and guides Munster to important win over Bullsirishtimes.com, 18h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Young out-half Charlie O'Shea stars as Munster power to bonus-point win against BullsThe Journal, 1d ago
  3. [3]Charlie O'Shea lights up Thomond Park as Munster beat the BullsRTE.ie, 1d ago
  4. [4]United Rugby Championship: Munster 26-22 Vodacom Bulls recapRTE.ie, 1d ago
  5. [5]Charlie O’Shea produces dream display and guides Munster to important win over BullsThe Irish Times, 18h ago
  6. [6]A star is born as academy out-half Charlie O’Shea (20) leads Munster to crucial win over the BullsIrish Independent, 1d ago
  7. [7]Young out-half Charlie O'Shea stars as Munster power to bonus-point win against BullsThe 42, 1d ago
  8. [8]'Don't want to blow too much smoke up his backside': McMillan praises Munster rookie Charlie O’SheaIrish Examiner, 1d ago

Background

  1. [9]Ice Cube on Wikipedia
  2. [10]Joey Carbery on Wikipedia
  3. [11]Scottie Pippen on Wikipedia
  4. [12]Munster on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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