Friday 18 September 2020
Alan Gaffney’s men were on the brink of a pool-stage exit in the Heineken Cup.
The visitors saw Sam Lousi red-carded in the first half at Thomond Park.
Leinster travel to take on rivals Munster on Saturday.
Johann van Graan’s men are away to Saracens and Racing 92 in the next two rounds.
The Munster boss had no arguments with Arno Botha’s late red card.
There was late, late drama as Arno Botha was sent off for leading with the elbow.
Owen Farrell, Mako and Billy Vunipola, Jamie George, George Kruis, and Elliot Daly are all absent.
Captain Peter O’Mahony moves to openside to make room for Beirne’s positional switch.
Peter O’Mahony says the English club are ‘the standard setters’ of the Heineken Champions Cup.
The New Zealander is dealing with ‘stiffness’ in his neck, where he has had previous injury issues.
Tommy O’Donnell explains how his family have helped him to develop resilience.
Munster now face into back-to-back ties with Saracens in Europe.
JJ Hanrahan nearly stole a win for his team against Racing 92 at Thomond Park.
Johann van Graan’s men nearly grabbed a late, late win at Thomond Park.
Donnacha Ryan and Simon Zebo were back in Limerick for a clash with their former club, we went minute-by-minute.
The second row has understandably proven a popular figure in Paris.
Meanwhile, Stephen Larkham paid tribute to Alby Mathewson ahead of his departure.
The Racing 92 man is hopeful new Ireland boss Andy Farrell will call him up to the national squad.
Johann van Graan’s side carved out a deserved win despite having a dozen players in Japan.
IRFU CEO Philip Browne says union and province ‘have an agreement in place and everyone’s happy about that.’
The 48-year-old will link up with Johann van Graan’s backroom staff after this summer’s World Cup in Japan.
The supporter will also be prohibited from attending matches at Irish Independent Park.
The Stade Francais coach said he must gather more experience before a potential return.
Tadhg Beirne led the way as Munster found a way to beat a brilliant Exeter side.
Exeter are aiming to record their second win on Irish soil, and take a spot in the quarters away from Munster.
Johann van Graan is pleased with the confidence within his group.
Relive all the action as Munster edged out their rivals at Thomond Park.
Here’s how the drama unfolded at Thomond Park as Munster welcomed Castres.
The 29-year-old scrum-half signed a new deal with the IRFU at the beginning of September.
However, hooker Rhys Marshall has been sidelined with a calf injury.
Darren Sweetnam was man of the match for Johann van Graan’s team.
Munster will need to improve vastly in the next two weeks before the Pro14 semi-final against Leinster.
Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill wants his team to learn from the narrow defeat to Munster in Limerick.
Zebo put on a nice exhibition of skill in front of the home fans.
22-year-old Stephen Fitzgerald has impressed for Munster in recent weeks.
The northern province had a strong half-time lead but failed to score in the second 40.
Peter O’Mahony was impressed with the performance from Munster’s backline against Toulon.
Munster lock Jean Kleyn is looking forward to the physical side of the clash with Toulon today.
The 28-year-old says it hasn’t been difficult to focus back in on provincial matters.
Ian Keatley feels Munster need to be smart decision-makers to overcome the sheer size of Toulon’s team.
