Munster head coach Graham Rowntree spoke of his pride after watching his side bounce back from defeat against Zebre with an impressive win over Ospreys.
The critics were circling this week, after Munster lost to the Italian side just a week after edging out Connacht in a Thomond Park thriller.
Saturday's victory at a rain-sodden Virgin Media Park was of the more straightforward variety, as Rowntree's men secured a bonus point win with a four-try victory over their Welsh visitors, who failed to trouble the scoreboard.
Shay McCarthy got the ball rolling just 10 seconds into the game, and he was one of the youngsters who was name-checked by Rowntree in his post-match appraisal.
"The conditions there were unbelievable, particularly second half into the wind," said Rowntree.
"Some young men really showed up for us. Shay McCarthy was excellent for us. We we chasing a bonus point and he had a key moment in the lead-up to that try.
"Brian Fitzgerald was excellent for us. In the last minute of the game, he's holding them up over the goal-line.
"That pleased me. We saw a reaction but our physicality and our accuracy and the weather - they stand out for me."
Victory came at a price though, as Munster picked up some knocks with Oli Jager, Peter O'Mahony and MIke Haley all expected to be assessed ahead of a Croke Park showdown with Leinster on Saturday.
"We'll see what Monday morning brings and see how those guys pull up," Rowntree said.
"We've got a huge game next week now but it's about getting bodies on the field so we'll have to modify what we're doing on Monday and we'll see what we can put on the field but I've learned not to worry about things until I get the scan results back and see how they are."
Leinster have started the URC in imperious form, dismantling Benetton on Saturday to make it three wins from their opening three games.
When asked about how he Munster can beat Leinster at GAA HQ, Rowntree didn't give much away.
"Controlling what we do, control the ball and dealing with their threats," he said.
"Access is always a challenge with them, giving them penalty access because they've got loads of plays around maul and breaking out of mauls.
"But we'll deal on Tuesday. We'll dust ourselves down on Monday and have a good review of this. At the end of a challenging week, I'm really proud of what we've done there tonight."
Scrum-half Craig Casey was named Player of the Match and revealed how Munster had prepared for the difficult conditions.
"A tough week, we definitely had to look at ourselves," he said. "It almost suited us tonight, we needed to be physical and the weather almost prompted us into that physical battle.
"We put a plan together on Thursday when we saw the weather was looking pretty poor and we nailed that to a tee."
