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12Minutes
2 minutes ago
Connacht’s first real attack of the day is thwarted by CJ Stander’s brilliant force on the ball at the time of the ruck. Penalties have been devastating for Andy Friend’s team so far.
9Minutes
4 minutes ago
O’Mahony took the lineout and this time Munster’s mallet rumbled like a hot potato through butter.
Hanrahan adds the extras from a tight enough angle. His shot of goals has become a true strength of his game.
Munster 7 Connacht 0
8Minutes
6 minutes ago
TRY! Munster 5 Connacht 0 (Cloete ‘8)
7Minutes
7 minutes ago
SIN-BIN: Conor Oliver is the man who pays the price for Connacht’s series of penalties.
8 minutes ago
Penalties flow in the direction of Munster and are back at the 5-meter line. Connacht’s D maul is good, forcing Munster to back down, but the breakdown decision goes against Connacht again.
5Minutes
10 minutes ago
Munster is off to a very bright start, full of determination and Tadhg Beirne takes a 5-meter lineout to set up an attack.
CJ takes on a great tackle, but Connacht manages to clear it and Tom Daly clears the lines.
3Minutes
12 minutes ago
Knock-on called and Connacht kicked from the scrum. He’s backtracked and Tiernan O’Halloran is right to take down Keith Earls. Munster forces the damage penalty on the next ruck while Tadhg Beirne forces the carrier to hold.
14 minutes ago
KICK OFF: Fitzgerald gets us going, kicking the 22 from Munster. They reunite and Murray sends a box kick skyward.
16 minutes ago
The teams are in the echo chamber. It is almost time for the last game of the 2019/20 regular season for the provinces.
26 minutes ago
While Kilgallen will be enjoying his first professional game and we have another glut of players in his first game in six months, think about the great second rows who have had to wait even longer to get back into action.
Quinn Roux is back in the Connacht engine room about nine months after his last outing. Of course, Tadhg Beirne’s break was also extended after he sustained an ankle injury against the Saracens in December.
God knows both sides could do without another serious-looking injury in the second row. So I hope they do well.
35 minutes ago
Here are your team sheets for today’s inter-pro, with the latest changes.
Connacht has removed Matt Healy from the starting lineup jersey, as academy prospect Diarmuid Kilgallen enters for his senior debut.
Bundee Aki is on the bench while Peter Robb is retired.
For Munster, James Cronin replaces Liam O’Connor as a loose cover.
Munster:
15. Shane Daly
14. Andrew Conway
13. Chris Farrell
12. Damian de Allende
11. Keith Earls
10. JJ Hanrahan
9. Conor Murray
1. Jeremy Loughman
2. Niall Scannell
3. John Ryan
4. Fineen Wycherley
5. Tadhg Beirne
6. Peter O’Mahony (captain)
7. Chris Cloete
8. CJ Stander
Replacements:
16. Kevin O’Byrne
17. James Cronin
18. Stephen Archer
19. Billy Holland
20. Jack O’Donoghue
21. Craig Casey
22. Rory Scannell
23. Jack O’Sullivan
Connacht:
15. Tiernan O’Halloran
14. Colm de Buitléar
13. Sammy Arnold
12. Tom Daly
11. Diarmuid Kilgallen
10. Conor Fitzgerald
9. Kaolin sheet
1. Paddy McAllister
2. Shane Delahunt
3. Dominic Robertson-McCoy
4. Niall Murray
5. Quinn Roux (captain)
6. Eoghan Masterson
7. Conor Oliver
8. Abraham Papali’i
Replacements:
16. Johnny Murphy
17. Conor Kenny
18. Matthew Burke
19. Ultan Dillane
20. Seán Masterson
21. Stephen Kerins
22. Bundee Aki
23. Conor Dean
Referee: Frank Murphy.
48 minutes ago
Good afternoon, rugby fans. We’re getting used to this again, all weekend inter-pro lark.
It’s Munster v Connacht this afternoon starting at 3pm (eir Sport) and this match really has something tangible at stake.
Munster, as it stands, is third in Pro14 Conference B and thus out of the play-off spots. They need two points to overtake Scarlets in second place and set up a semi-final against Leinster next Friday night.
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