Another impressive performance from the 23-year-old.
Munster like to leave it late don’t they?
The southern province have completed the very difficult task of coming away with a win from the Liberty Stadium as they ran out 25-23 winners thanks to a late try from Dave Kilcoyne.
Munster would have been disappointed with their first half performance as their defence, which has been almost unbreachable for most of the season, was carved open on a number of occasions as the Ospreys ran in two tries within the space of eight minutes.
Munster, like the team of old, never gave up and found themselves within touching distance towards the end of the game, something which you would not have predicted as they were 17-3 down at one stage.
Of course, a number of players stood out as the men in red made their remarkable comeback, Man of the Match Dave O’Callaghan was one but a lot of praise was also reserved for flying Cork winger, Darren Sweetnam.
The 23-year-old topped the metres made charts as he gained 65 metres with seven carries which included two clean line breaks.
One of his most important line breaks came at the end of the game which brought play into the Ospreys 22, a few phases later, the winger did excellently to draw in two defenders and pop the ball to Tyler Bleyendaal.
The move ultimately led to Kilcoyne’s game winning try.
His performance didn’t go unnoticed either, with Ireland legend, Brian O’Driscoll, predicting that the Munster man will receive his first cap for Ireland before the year is out.
Big fan of Darren Sweetnam. Think he'll be capped by the end of the year.
— Brian O'Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) February 18, 2017
And he wasn’t the only one showing their admiration.
WHAT A TRY! Sweetnam superb. Bleyendaal instrumental too #OSPvMUN
— Three Red Kings (@threeredkings) February 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/burke_cb/status/833042584230625281
Sweetnam bud,ballr
— Duggan (@DavidDugg) February 18, 2017
Sweetnam Adam Byrne and Stockdale back 3 v Japan?
— Rhys Ruddock All Stars Fan (@GifsRugbyNStuff) February 18, 2017
Even some are still bemoaning his loss to the Cork hurlers.
Sweetnam is a loss to Cork hurling but great to see him making the grade with Munster rugby https://t.co/dMNuYyeykn
— Brian Flannery (@BrianJAFlannery) February 18, 2017
