Summary

  • Lions 33-21 Connacht (FT)

  • Munster 41-14 Ulster (FT)

  • Benetton v Leinster (19:45 BST)

  1. Full-timepublished at 19:18 BST

    Munster 41-14 Ulster

    After a fast Ulster start, in the end their was little chance of Munster picking up the bonus-point win.

    Munster played well in stages and will celebrate record try-scoring displays from John Hodnett and Alex Kendellen, with four and three respectively.

    For Ulster it is a semi-final in the Challenge Cup to look forward to against Exeter next week, with many team changes expected.

  2. Postpublished at 19:16 BST

    Munster 41-14 Ulster

    Ulster having a last hurrah here, throwing the ball around in the Munster half, but so far they can't make the breakthrough. Last 60 seconds

  3. Postpublished at 19:12 BST

    Munster 41-14 Ulster

    Into the last five minutes at Thomond Park Munster with a scrum inside their own 22 and the game in the bag.

  4. No trypublished at 19:08 BST

    Munster 41-14 Ulster

    Ben O'Donovan thinks he has scored another try but the TMO has other ideas, calling play back for an obstruction.

  5. try

    Converted Try - Munster 41-14 Ulsterpublished at 19:04 BST

    Alex Kendellen (con JJ Hanrahan) (69 mins)

    It is a hat-trick for the replacement Alex Kendellen

    From a turnover, Kendellen kicks the ball forward before tapping over the line.

    James Humphries does brilliantly to catch him up buthe can't get downward pressure on the ball allowing Kendellen to pounce.

    JJ Hanrahan finally gets one from right in front.

  6. try

    Try - Munster 34-14 Ulsterpublished at 19:01 BST

    John Hodnett (68 mins)

    Four tries for the back-row forward.

    Dan Kelly makes a break before throwing out to the left flank where Hodnett eats up the yards and dashes over from 30 metres. Surely game over.

    JJ Hanrahan misses from the tee, his radar off today.

  7. try

    Converted Try - Munster 29-14 Ulsterpublished at 18:59 BST

    John Andrew (Con Jake Flannery) (65 mins)

    And they do score.

    Replacement John Andrew is the man at the back of the maul to go over the line to pick up Ulster's second try of the day.

    Jake Flannery with a tidy conversion from out left.

  8. Postpublished at 18:58 BST

    Munster 29-7 Ulster

    James Humphries kicks a penalty for Ulster to within 10 metres of the Munster line.

    Ulster need a try now to have even a flicker of a chance in this one.

  9. Replacementpublished at 18:55 BST

    Munster 29-7 Ulster

    James Humphries on for Mike Lowry for Ulster.

  10. Postpublished at 18:52 BST

    Munster 29-7 Ulster

    Ulster are struggling even to find touch from their penalties, whilst Munster are looking for offloads from every contact.

    A real sign of the differing levels of confidence within the squads.

  11. try

    Try - Munster 29-7 Ulsterpublished at 18:47 BST

    John Hodnett (55 mins)

    My goodness this is like the Ulster dam has broken by a forceful Munster.

    That try was full of flair with out-the-back passes from Craig Casey and Gavin Coombes before Hodnett scored in the corner.

    JJ Hanrahan misses again from the tee.

  12. try

    Converted Try - Munster 24-7 Ulsterpublished at 18:45 BST

    Alex Kendellen (con JJ Hanrahan) (53 mins)

    It's Munster's fourth try and Alex Kendellen's second.

    The winger gets the ball from Craig Casey five-metres out from the Ulster line and he manages to wiggle and drive his way through two defenders before dotting down over the line. Too easy really.

    Hanrahan with the extra two from the tee.

  13. Postpublished at 18:44 BST

    Munster 17-7 Ulster

    The hosts are really upping the ante now and putting Ulster under pressure.

    The visitors get pinged for lazy offside running and Munster kick to the corner.

  14. try

    Try - Munster 17-7 Ulsterpublished at 18:39 BST

    Alex Kendellen (47 mins)

    Just minutes after coming on to the pitch, Kendellen makes his presence felt.

    Munster attack towards the left with Thomas Ahern attracting multiple tacklers. Kendellen picks up from the base of the ruck and races over from five metres.

    JJ Hanrahan can't make the extras.

  15. Replacementpublished at 18:35 BST

    Munster 12-7 Ulster

    Tom Farrell is off and Alex Kendellen comes on for Munster

  16. Postpublished at 18:34 BST

    Munster 12-7 Ulster

    Ulster start the half brightly but knock-on to give Munster the scrum close to the halfway line.

    Tom Farrell is down receiving attention and the centre doesn't look great.

  17. Kick-offpublished at 18:31 BST

    Munster 12-7 Ulster

    JJ Hanrahan gets us under way once more after the break.

  18. Half-timepublished at 18:19 BST

    Munster 12-7 Ulster

    Munster lead at the break after an entertaining opening half.

  19. Postpublished at 18:18 BST

    Munster 12-7 Ulster

    Breathless phase. Ulster keeping the ball alive with phase-after-phase in attack, but it comes to nothing as Ulster win possession and kick 40 metres down the field and into touch just outside the Ulster 22.

  20. Postpublished at 18:15 BST

    Munster 12-7 Ulster

    Shane Daly smashes Ben Moxham in the tackle.

    The referee says it was a legal tackle, many thought it was close to being high, but it is play on with a scrum to Ulster.