Tom O'Toole's 30th minute red card looked like it would make it a long night for Ulster, who fell agonisingly short in the last play of the game when Munster's outstanding centre Tom Farrell completed a superb hat-trick, and with it, a remarkable derby victory.
Munster were left breathing a major sigh of relief, as they got out of jail, but this priceless win lifts them back into the play-off spots for now at least, and condemns Ulster to a fifth defeat on the bounce.
O'Toole went from hero to zero as his early try was followed by a red card. Referee Ben Whitehouse ruled that O'Toole had dropped all of his weight onto the exposed leg of Alex Nankivell, who will be lucky if he has avoided a serious injury.
Farrell's hat-trick along with Shane Daly's try just about cancelled out Ulster's tries courtesy of O'Toole, Harry Sheridan and James McNabney, as Munster's big defensive effort was just about enough.
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