Munster v Leinster 
United Rugby Championship - Round 8 
Sat 27th December 2025, 11:45am PST 
Thomond Park 
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Munster v Leinster United Rugby Championship - Round 8 Sat 27th December 2025, 11:45am PST Thomond Park Peter Martin 
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Harry Byrne 
Dan Kelly Dan Kelly 
Thomas Farrell 
Joe McCarthy 
Mike Haley Thomas Farrell 
Gavin Coombes 
Craig Casey Munster face off against Leinster in United Rugby Championship Round 8 on Sat 27th December 2025 at Thomond Park. 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.
Leinster won the last encounter but Leinster are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the league table with Leinster in 2nd and Munster in 5th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Munster vs Leinster will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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