FULL TIME: MUNSTER 31-17 BULLS It's all over at Thomond Park, the Bulls were woeful and Munster weren't that much better in what was a dour contest.

The Bulls have another penalty and remarkably the cards stay in the referee's pocket.

The Bulls are stopped short but the player is driven over and they have to come back for a scrum with time running out.

The Bulls have an advantage and try a cross-kick but it doesn't come off and they have to bring it back for a tap penalty.

The Bulls grind away in attack but are really struggling to find a way through the red wall.

Munster carry away from their line but knock on as they approach their own 22 metre line.

The Bulls lose the ball just five metres out from the Munster line.

Smith bangs a penalty kick out on the Munster 22 and the Bulls can attack from a lineout.

CONVERSION, BULLS, SMITH, 31-17: Smith converts and perhaps its game on.

TRY, BULLS, KRIEL, 31-15: The ball spills out of a ruck and Kriel is clear and away.

CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CARBERRY, 31-10: The Bulls are almost certainly dead and buried after the conversion.

TRY, MUNSTER, BEIRNE, 29-10: Beirne bashes over from short range for another try and the bonus point.

The Bulls make a mess of dealing with a grubber in their 22 and for the third time this match have to press it dead under pressure.

Munster knock on in attack before the Bulls hack it ahead and although it comes back with a kick that goes dead but the referee brings it back for a bizarre penalty to Munster.

Munster knock on as they stretch for the line, the Bulls defended really well but they now have to start from deep to engineer something.

CONVERSION, BULLS, SMITH, 24-10: Smith converts.

TRY, BULLS, STEENKAMP, 24-8: The Bulls have a bit of energy and Kriel breaks away before the Bulls send it wide and Steenkamp finishes off.

Carberry throws a pass straight into touch to terminate another Munster attack but the Bulls are playing the game in the wrong real estate.

YELLOW CARD, BULLS, SMITH It's all Munster right now and Mornay Smith is sent to the bin for a cheap shot which betrays the Bulls mentality here.

CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CARBERRY, 24-3: Carberry converts.

TRY, MUNSTER, LOUGHMAN, 22-3: The big prop forward gets a gift from Smith who butchers picking up the ball close to the line after a Carberry kick ahead.

Munster win a penalty and set up a lineout on the Bulls 22 but the throw doesn't go five and the Bulls have a free kick.

Munster restart the match sporting a 14-point lead.

HALF TIME: MUNSTER 17-3 BULLS

The Bulls muscle a penalty and set up another lineout but they haven't looked to have a great deal of attacking ideas.

The Bulls don't want a long-range three and elect to set up a lineout on the Munster 22 inside the last two minutes of the half.

CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CARBERRY, 17-3: Carberry converts.

TRY, MUNSTER, COOMBES, 15-3: More of the same as Munster bash it over.

A great 50/22 gives Munster an attacking lineout with five minutes left to go in the half.

A series of kicks are traded without either side gaining any great advantage.

Munster get a solid exit after the restart, and the Bulls then conspire to mangle a lineout and are forced back and the kick to touch will give Munster a lineout just inside the Bulls half.

CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CARBERRY, 10-3: Munster have a lead they probably deserve, though neither side have been brilliant on attack.

TRY, MUNSTER, COOMBES, 8-3: Eventually Munster drive it over the line to score.

Munster reject the shot at goal in favour of setting up a lineout and the maul.

The Bulls are again forced to carry back into their own in-goal and dot dead and Munster have the attacking scrum.

The Bulls make a mess of two successive lineouts first Munster knock it out after stealing it and then the throw-in is terribly skew.

The Bulls test Daly but the Munster wing finds a good touch inside the Bulls half from inside his own 22.

PENALTY, MUNSTER, CARBERRY, 3-3: Carberry converts the penalty kick and the scores are level.

Munster can attack with advantage now but an uninspired cross-kick and the phase. They call for the tee, but first we will have a water-break.

The Bulls eventually scramble the ball clear after another neat grubber leaves them trying to get away from their goal-line. Papier gets a good kick away towards the halfway line.

Munster get lucky as a bouncing ball leaves the Bulls under pressure and they wind up knocking on just outside their 22 to give the home side an attacking scrum.

A cheap penalty allows Munster to set up a lineout inside the Bulls 22 but the visitors now steal it at lineout time and soon after are awarded a penalty to get them out of danger.

PENALTY, BULLS, GOOSEN, 0-3: A high tackle on Arendse gives Goosen a chance to call for the tee and his kick is good enough to give the Bulls an early lead.

Munster can't make the most of a lineout steal and the Bulls eventually boot it long and Munster kick to touch for a territorial loss.

Munster have ball and territory but they can't make inroads into the Bulls defence and Carberry tries a cross-kick which goes straight into touch.

Casey looks to be held up and the TMO rules that the Munster halfback has made a double movement and the Bulls get out of jail after a quick tap penalty.

A great grubber through puts the Bulls under pressure and they wind up throwing the ball about in their in-goal area and conceding a five-metre scrum.

The Bulls get a bit cute from the lineout and it doesn't work out for them as Edogbo wins a penalty after getting over the ball for Munster.

Munster make a basic error at the lineout and give away a penalty which the Bulls nearly make a mess of but they will have a lineout inside their opponents half.

Munster start well and after a few feints at attack finally get into the Bulls half and win a penalty for a high tackle and Carberry plonks it down into the Bulls 22.

The Bulls kick off and we are underway at Thomond Park.

Neither side have been particularly incisive on attack so we might be in for an exhibition of multi-phase rugby where kicking plays a big part in the territorial battle.

Only two URC teams have conceded more turnovers at the breakdown than Munster this term. Otherwise, they have been solid in setpieces and still look a good side despite losing three out of four to date.

The Bulls beat Munster 29-24 in the only previous meeting between the sides back in March of this year.

The Bulls beat Munster 29-24 in the only previous meeting between the sides back in March of this year.

Bulls: 15 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Wandisile Simelane, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 WJ Steenkamp, 6 Marcell Coetzee (captain), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Walt Steenkamp, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 1 Simphiwe Matanzima. Replacements: 16 Bismarck Du Plessis, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Jacques van Rooyen, 19 Ruan Vermaak, 20 Marco Van Staden, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Chris Smith, 23 David Kriel.

Munster: 15 Patrick Campbell, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Dan Goggin, 11 Shane Daly, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 Peter O Mahony (captain), 6 Tadhg Beirne, 5 Edwin Edogbo, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Stephen Archer, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Jeremy Loughman. Replacements: 16 Diarmuid Barron, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Roman Salanoa, 19 Tom Ahern, 20 Jack O Donoghue, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 John Hodnett

Good evening and welcome to our coverage of the United Rugby Championship match between hosts Munster and the visiting Bulls from Thomond Park in Limerick.