Munster

33 - 10

Full Time

Leicester

Leicester vs Munster

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

80+2'

Chris Cloete has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

80'

Leicester have won 80 rucks so far this game.

80'

JJ Hanrahan comes on for Munster.

73'

Ian Keatley leaves the field.

73'

Duncan Williams comes on.

72'

Conor Murray comes off.

72'

Joe Ford comes on.

72'

Mathew Tait comes off.

72'

Jack O'Donoghue comes on.

71'

Peter O'Mahony comes off.

71'

Munster decide to make a substitution, with Kevin O'Byrne getting some game time.

68'

Munster decide to make a substitution, with Rhys Marshall being replaced.

68'

Munster make a substitution with Darren O'Shea coming on.

68'

Munster make a substitution with Jean Kleyn coming off.

68'

There wasn't enough power on that conversion attempt by Ian Keatley as it drops short of the posts.

68'

Leicester sub Sam Harrison comes onto the field.

68'

Ben Youngs departs for Leicester.

68'

Chris Baumann comes on for Leicester.

68'

Dan Cole leaves the field.

68'

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Chris Cloete places the ball down for the try.

67'

Conversion

George Ford makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

65'

Try

The Leicester pack has powered over for Harry Thacker to score the try.

64'

Mike Williams comes on.

62'

Valentino Mapapalangi comes off.

62'

Harry Thacker comes on.

62'

Tom Youngs comes off.

62'

John Ryan comes on.

60'

Stephen Archer comes off.

60'

Rory Scannell has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

59'

Ian Keatley has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

57'

What a run here by Peter O'Mahony as they gets over the gainline!.

56'

Darren Sweetnam played a key part in that try.

56'

Try

A series of passes by Munster results in a try for Peter O'Mahony.

55'

Munster have won 80 rucks so far this game.

55'

Munster decide to make a substitution, with Brian Scott getting some game time.

54'

Munster decide to make a substitution, with Dave Kilcoyne being replaced.

54'

Leicester make a substitution with Dom Barrow coming on.

50'

Leicester make a substitution with Michael Fitzgerald coming off.

50'

Leicester sub Logovi'i Mulipola comes onto the field.

50'

Kyle Traynor departs for Leicester.

50'

Alex Wootton makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

49'

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

49'

Leicester have won 60 rucks so far this game.

49'

Luke Hamilton has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

48'

Valentino Mapapalangi has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

48'

Darren Sweetnam comes on for Munster.

45'

Andrew Conway leaves the field.

45'

Nick Malouf comes on.

45'

Telusa Veainu comes off.

45'

Munster have won 60 rucks so far this game.

42'

The second half is underway.

40'

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

40'

Penalty Goal

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

37'

Penalty Goal

George Ford makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

35'

Conversion

Ian Keatley converts the try.

31'

Fabulous play by Munster has led to Simon Zebo being able to wriggle through a gap.

31'

That's a great try assist by Ian Keatley.

31'

Try

The kick through from Munster has allowed Simon Zebo to touch down.

30'

Leicester have won 40 rucks so far this game.

28'

Penalty Goal

Ian Keatley kicks the penalty.

26'

Munster have won 40 rucks so far this game.

24'

Conversion

Ian Keatley has kicked a conversion.

20'

Trouble here as Rhys Marshall breaches the defence.

20'

Conor Murray sets up the try.

20'

Try

Great hands by Munster leads to a try for Rhys Marshall.

19'

Leicester have won 20 rucks so far this game.

13'

This is dangerous for the defence as Jonny May bursts through to advance the Leicester attack.

12'

Penalty Goal

Ian Keatley has kicked a penalty goal.

Munster have won 20 rucks so far this game.

A gap opened in the defence and Andrew Conway took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Telusa Veainu goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Munster v Leicester

Sat 9th December 2017, 11:45am PST

Points Flow Chart

Munster win +23

Time in lead

Mins in lead

93%

% Of Game In Lead

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Cloete

33 - 10

67'

Ford

65'

28 - 10

Thacker

64'

28 - 8

O'Mahony

28 - 3

55'

Half Time

Keatley

23 - 3

37'

Ford

35'

20 - 3

Keatley

20 - 0

31'

Zebo

18 - 0

30'

Keatley

13 - 0

26'

Keatley

10 - 0

20'

Marshall

8 - 0

19'

Keatley

3 - 0

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Munster vs Leicester Tigers Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Munster face off against Leicester Tigers in Investec Champions Cup on Sat 9th December 2017 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:45. In South Africa it’s at 21:45 SAST, 08:45 NZST in New Zealand, 06:45 AEST in Australia and 11:45 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 Leicester Tigers in 1st and Munster in 4th underlining just how tight this match could be.

Munster vs Leicester Tigers Squads

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