The Lions' challenge came to a tame end when they were comfortably downed 33-3 by Munster in driving rain in their United Rugby Championship (URC) clash in Cork on Friday.
Persistent attack was initially met by unyielding defence but Munster kept pressing resulting in a try for Jack O'Donoghue.
Patterson looked beyond the ruck and simply darted into the unoccupied space before two defenders from either side converged on him in vain. The breeze eventually abated and it was around that time the Lions found an extra gear in the scrums. In fact, by the end they looked a well beaten side, especially after Munster wing Liam Coombes collected a speculative kick from Gianni Lombard.
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