Munster Rugby

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Ulster v Munster LIVE updates, team news and more for curcial ... (Irish Mirror)

It will be all shoulders to the pump on both sides of the coin tonight as Ulster welcome Munster to Belfast for a crucial United Rugby Championship ...

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Superb Ulster send miserable Munster crashing out (RTE.ie)

Ulster scored five tries as they outclassed Munster in their United Rugby Championship quarter-final, winning 36-17 at the Kingspan Stadium.

Peyper needed to rule out a knock on and did so as Joey Carbery converted and the sides were level in the 19th minute. Follow Leinster v Glasgow (Saturday 3.15pm) via our live blog on rte.ie/sport or on the RTÉ News app. Eventually a spell of pressure close to the line told and Earls finished spectacularly in the corner. But Munster grabbed something of a foothold and a spell of pressure close to the line led to Jean Kleyn diving onto a loose ball under the posts. Instead of everyone getting set to defend, a few Munster forwards got involved in an off the ball scuffle with their counterparts and by the time they turned around James Hume, excellent throughout, had tapped quickly and passed to John Cooney, who, on the occasion of his 100th appearance for the province, dotted down. The mistakes began with a Peter O’Mahony knock on from the opening kick and that lack of focus soon infected the rest of the team, who had wanted to put right some wrongs from their final regular-season loss to Leinster.

Report | Munster Lose To Ulster In Belfast - Munster Rugby (Munster Rugby)

Munster's scores came through two tries from Keith Earls and a solitary try from Jean Kleyn with Joey Carbery notching one conversion.

Munster didn’t take long to hit back as a long clearing kick from Stuart McCloskey went dead which gave Munster a scrum on the Ulster 22. Carbery’s conversion hit the post as Ulster’s lead was reduced to 36-17. Cooney’s conversion put the home side into a 14-7 lead. The scrum-half added the extras to give Ulster a 7-0 lead. From the setpiece, Munster went through the phases and carried well which eventually saw Jean Kleyn crash over under the posts. James Hume took the penalty quickly and the centre fired the ball out wide to John Cooney who crossed for the opening try of the game.

Munster Rugby seek to end disappointing away play-off record (Limerick Leader)

MUNSTER RUGBY: Mike Haley, Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Damian de Allende, Keith Earls, Joey Carbery, Conor Murray, Josh Wycherley, Niall Scannell, Stephen ...

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Ulster's URC quarter-final win brings end to Johann van Graan's ... (Independent.ie)

They'll hope that Leinster beat Glasgow, because if the Scots claim the title then there'll be no Champions Cup rugby at Thomond Park next year. It's unlikely ...

It was a brilliant score and reflected Ulster’s superiority with ball in hand. Ulster punished them with yet more slick interplay. Ulster, meanwhile, will find out today if they’re off to face Edinburgh or the Stormers next week. A campaign that at times promised much, ended with a whimper. They’ll hope that Leinster beat Glasgow, because if the Scots claim the title then there’ll be no Champions Cup rugby at Thomond Park next year. So, another year passes without a trophy and three-quarters of the coaching ticket and a chunk of the squad head for the exits with nothing tangible to show for their time in red.

'We still have plenty left in the tank' - Burns braced for Munster ... (The42)

WHEN HE WAS left out of Ireland's squad for the Six Nations in January, Ulster out-half Billy Burns was brutally honest when asked to reflect on losing his ...

Probably over the two legs, we didn’t make the most of the period when they were down a man over there, we probably didn’t build ourselves a big enough lead even though we backed ourselves to get the job done at home. We’ve got a lot of guys who have been around the squad for a long time and we all know you don’t get these knockout games at home very often. I’m hard on myself, I’m my own harshest critic, but I just focus on doing my job to the best of my ability and getting results at the weekend. For Ulster, the fear that both their domestic and European campaigns could come to an end on home soil is a very real one. Whether Andy Farrell has seen enough to bring him back into the Ireland fold for the upcoming tour of New Zealand is yet to be seen, but he has surely done enough to at least warrant being back in the conversation. From doing that, I’m more comfortable on the pitch, I feel like I’m seeing pictures on pitch quicker and being able to react quicker.

Ulster secure impressive win over Munster in URC quarter-final (BreakingNews.ie)

Ulster are the first side through to this season's United Rugby Championship semi-finals.

The other sees DHL Stormers take on Edinburgh. After last week’s Heineken Champions Cup disappointment, Leinster return to action on Saturday at the RDS where they face Glasgow Warriors. Defeat means the Johann van Graan era at Munster ends without a single piece of silverware.