Leicester

16 - 25

Full Time

Munster

Leicester vs Munster

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Commentary

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Manu Tuilagi makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

80'

Sam Arnold has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

79'

Munster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

79'

Leicester have won 60 rucks so far this game.

79'

Penalty Goal

Ian Keatley kicks the penalty.

77'

Sione Kalamafoni has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

74'

Penalty Goal

Ian Keatley has kicked a penalty goal.

72'

Alex Wootton comes on.

70'

Stephen Archer comes off.

70'

Leicester decide to make a substitution, with Nick Malouf getting some game time.

69'

Leicester decide to make a substitution, with Adam Thompstone being replaced.

69'

Leicester make a substitution with Dom Barrow coming on.

69'

Leicester make a substitution with Graham Kitchener coming off.

69'

Munster sub Stephen Archer comes onto the field.

67'

Alex Wootton departs for Munster.

67'

Brian Scott comes on for Munster.

66'

Dave Kilcoyne leaves the field.

66'

Jack O'Donoghue comes on.

66'

Chris Cloete comes off.

66'

Graham Kitchener has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

65'

Dan Cole has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

65'

Ian Keatley steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

64'

Munster have a drop goal attempt through the boot of Ian Keatley, but he pulls it to the left.

62'

Yellow Card

John Ryan (Munster) is shown a yellow card.

60'

Penalty Goal

The Leicester supporters go wild as George Ford successfully kicks the penalty goal.

60'

John Ryan comes on.

57'

Stephen Archer comes off.

57'

Niall Scannell comes on.

57'

Kevin O'Byrne comes off.

57'

Leicester decide to make a substitution, with Luke Hamilton getting some game time.

56'

Leicester decide to make a substitution, with Mike Williams being replaced.

56'

Leicester make a substitution with Tatafu Polota-Nau coming on.

56'

Leicester make a substitution with Tom Youngs coming off.

56'

Munster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

55'

Leicester have won 40 rucks so far this game.

55'

Mike Williams has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

52'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as George Ford kicks the penalty goal.

51'

Leicester sub Adam Thompstone comes onto the field.

48'

Kyle Traynor departs for Leicester.

48'

Tom Youngs has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

48'

Fabulous play by Leicester has led to Jonny May being able to wriggle through a gap.

47'

Trouble here as Simon Zebo breaches the defence.

45'

Conversion

Ian Keatley converts the try.

43'

Try

Munster are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with CJ Stander touching down.

42'

This is dangerous for the defence as Conor Murray bursts through to advance the Munster attack.

42'

Kyle Traynor comes on for Leicester.

41'

Adam Thompstone leaves the field.

41'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40+3'

Conor Murray steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

40+2'

Yellow Card

Dan Cole (Leicester) is shown a yellow card.

40'

Penalty Goal

Ian Keatley adds the three points for Munster.

39'

Munster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

36'

Penalty Goal

Ian Keatley does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

33'

Leicester have won 20 rucks so far this game.

30'

Logovi'i Mulipola comes on.

28'

Kyle Traynor comes off.

28'

A gap opened in the defence and Chris Cloete took full advantage.

26'

Penalty Goal

Ian Keatley makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

23'

Munster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

21'

Conversion

George Ford has kicked a conversion.

14'

Graham Kitchener sets up the try.

12'

Try

Great hands by Leicester leads to a try for Mathew Tait.

12'

The defensive line has been broken as Mathew Tait goes through the gap.

12'

Penalty Goal

Ian Keatley kicks the penalty.

10'

Penalty Goal

George Ford has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Leicester v Munster

Sun 17th December 2017, 09:30am PST

Points Flow Chart

Munster win +9

Time in lead

Mins in lead

43%

% Of Game In Lead

53%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Keatley

77'

16 - 25

Keatley

72'

16 - 22

Ford

16 - 19

60'

Ryan

60'

13 - 19

Ford

13 - 19

51'

Keatley

43'

10 - 19

Stander

42'

10 - 17

Half Time

Cole

10 - 12

40'

Keatley

39'

10 - 12

Keatley

33'

10 - 9

Keatley

23'

10 - 6

Ford

10 - 3

14'

Tait

8 - 3

12'

Keatley

10'

3 - 3

Ford

3 - 0

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Leicester Tigers vs Munster Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Leicester Tigers face off against Munster in Investec Champions Cup on Sun 17th December 2017 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 19:30 SAST, 06:30 NZST in New Zealand, 04:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.

Munster won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

Table Standings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Munster in 1st and Leicester Tigers in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Leicester Tigers vs Munster Squads

The official squads for Leicester Tigers vs Munster will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.