Leinster v Munster

Leinster and Munster have announced their starting teams ahead of tomorrow's bumper URC clash. The two sides will meet at the Aviva Stadium and the stars ...

Reps: R Elias, K Mathias, WG John, M Jones, I Shenton, D Blacker, R Patchell, C Baldwin. Connacht – T O’Halloran; J Porch, B Ralston, D Hawkshaw, M Hansen; J Carty (capt), K Marmion; D Buckley, D Heffernan, F Bealham; N Murray, L Fifita; C Prendergast, C Oliver, P Boyle. Leinster are favourites to win the match and are priced at 1/7 while their opponents are 5/1 outsiders. Munster have named their side to start against Leinster and COnor Murray comes into the side while exciting prospect Jack Crowley is named at full pack. "It's a huge game for both teams, it's great to be here at the Aviva and I believe there's going to be a huge crowd, on a nice day - it hasn't been fantastic this week but conditions are meant to be good for tomorrow. The two sides will meet at the Aviva Stadium and the stars will be out in force for both sides.

Munster: Jack Crowley; Shane Daly, Dan Goggin, Rory Scannell, Liam Coombes; Joey Carbery, Conor Murray; Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron, Keynan Knox; Jean ...

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Stephen Ferris has warned Munster that it's a 'completley different ball game' against Leinster as the two sides clash at the Aviva Stadium.

Gave away numerous penalties but they managed to escape, and that was a really pleasing sign for Munster.” “I think the most pleasing thing about the Munster game was probably the last ten minutes. They didn’t actually get anything going in the game until 65,70 minutes.

Leinster Vs Munster meet for the first time this season at the Aviva Stadium this weekend, with both sides eager to get bragging rights early in the season.

Leinster Vs Munster is the standout game of the weekend, as the arch rivals meet for the first time this season. Munster are without the experience of Simon Zebo, Peter O'Mahony,Tadhg Bernie,Keith Earls and Andrew Conway. A solid victory over Munster could lay down a marker ahead of the November internationals. For Leinster, they are the only team in the United Rugby Championship to win all five of their opening games, after a hard fought battle at the Sportsground last weekend. The two teams come into this game with two very different form guides. They will hope to kick start their season from that victory to show what they are truly capable of.

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Leinster have plenty of international calibre in their ranks as Johnny Sexton returns at fly-half but it may not be a runaway victory. The last seven Leinster victories have been by ten points or fewer, and although they hold enough aces to pass that mark, it may not be by much. To pass that mark Leinster would need to pull off the biggest win they have managed in the pair's past 31 meetings, going back to a record 30-0 success in the 2009-10 season.

For Saturday's BKT United Rugby Championship derby against Munster, Jonathan Sexton returns to captain a Leinster team that shows nine changes in personnel.

I said it after the (Connacht) game last week, but for Irish Rugby, it has to be a point of difference. Other parts, we feel like there’s a good bit to go and that’s what we’ll focus on. It’s great to be here at the Aviva. “We’re expecting a really physical challenge and that’s what we’ve prepared for this week because we think that’s coming from Munster. A good challenge ahead.” The pair are part of

Intriguing head-to-heads (Ciaran Frawley v Jack Crowley, Caelan Doris v Gavin Coombes) add further lustre to Leinster v Munster clash.

Why he is so important? As he has demonstrated so capably, he is a big game player. The Skibbereen native is an excellent athlete for such a big man but also possesses huge power that makes him so difficult to stop from close range. There is no doubt Munster looked more fluent when he flitted in and out of the role as first receiver alongside Joey Carbery in the Bulls match. He’s a very talented and versatile footballer but there is an onus on him here to be assured on both sides of the ball in a position he doesn’t play that often. But I was naturally a [No] 10 the whole way up so hopefully everything will organically work out for me.” Frawley speaking during last summer’s Ireland tour to New Zealand.

Will Connors, Rónan Kelleher, Harry Byrne all miss out. James Lowe (calf), James Tracy (neck), Charlie Ryan (knee), Jamison Gibson-Park (hamstring) and Tommy O' ...

It’s another big provincial game at the Aviva and you want that to be a celebration of provincial rugby and of the rivalry. James Lowe (calf), James Tracy (neck), Charlie Ryan (knee), Jamison Gibson-Park (hamstring) and Tommy O’Brien (knee) are all long-term absentees. Jack Conan (eye), James Ryan (knee) and Josh van der Flier (ankle) require further assessment this week for knocks picked up against Connacht at the weekend. “The form book does go out the window. Munster are on the other end of the form spectrum. The home side have made a fabulous start to the season.