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Munster face off against Leinster in United Rugby Championship Round 9 on Fri 27th December 2024 at Thomond Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 19:35 and is broadcast on Premiersports. In South Africa it’s at 21:35 SAST on SuperSport, 08:35 NZST on TVNZ+ in New Zealand, 06:35 AEST in Australia and 11:35 EST in the US.
Munster won the last encounter but Munster are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 5 places in the league table with Leinster in 1st and Munster in 6th 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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Ross Byrne has kicked a conversion.
Caelan Doris scores the try from close range.
The touch judges raise their flags as Sam Prendergast kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Josh van der Flier from scoring as they record the try for Leinster Rugby.
Billy Burns adds the two points for Munster Rugby.
The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Thomas Ahern dots the ball down from close range.
Sam Prendergast does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
The pressure has finally told as Sam Prendergast scores from close range.
Tommy O'Brien (Leinster Rugby) is shown a yellow card
Sam Prendergast has kicked a conversion.
Luke McGrath scores the try from close range.