Full Time! Munster bounce back from their derby defeat to Ulster, while ensuring a winless weekend for South African teams in the URC in the process. The Stormers have now lost three in a row for the first time in the competition and will look to avoid stretching that to four when they travel to Cardiff for their final tour game next weekend.

FULL TIME! 10-3. Munster see out one last attack from the Stormers, forcing a knock on and kicking the ball into the stands to claim a hard-fought victory. It wasn't pretty, but the hosts did excellently to see off a Stormers side that came out firing in the second half. The converted try from 20-year-old lock Edwin Edogbo was all that separated the two teams at the end.

Munster lose the ball forward and give the Stormers a scrum near the halfway line. The visitors try to spread the ball wide to launch an attack, but replacement wing Angelo Davids is tackled into touch.

A great kick from Crowley has the Stormers scrambling to keep the ball near their own tryline. Blommetjies and Gelant try to run the ball in a dangerous position, but eventually Jantjies clears up to near the halfway line.

The Stormers scramble on defence and win the ball back at the breakdown. Jantjies clears up to the halfway line.

Munster come close to carving open a potential try on the counter-attack, but knock the ball on at a crucial period, just outside the Stormers' 22. From the subsequent scrum, the Stormers win a penalty. However, Feinberg-Mngomezulu's kick bounces over the dead-ball line, so the game restarts with a Munster scrum in the same position.

Roos is driven over the tryline once again, but the Stormers No 8 is once again held up and can't find a way to ground the ball. Munster survive a long period of pressure on their own tryline. From the goal-line drop-out, Feinberg-Mngomezulu receives a tries an ambitous drop-goal, which goes wide.

Roos is held up over the tryline, after the No 8 picks and goes from a five-metre scrum. The Stormers had a penalty advantage and decide to go for another scrum.

The Stormers are back to their full contingent and Fouche makes a massive impact on his return, shoving Munster back in a scrum to win a penalty. The visitors kick to earn a five-metre lineout in Munster's 22.

Munster take the ball through the phases and go to within a metre of the Stormers' tryline. However, Engelbrecht is on hand to win a crucial turnover penalty for the Stormers.

Munster win back-to-back penalties and kick to earn a lineout down in the Stormers' 22.

PENALTY, STORMERS, FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU! 10-3. Feinberg-Mngomezulu makes no mistake with his second penalty attempt, as the Stormers open their account at Thomond Park.

The Stormers win a penalty straight in front of the posts. The visitors opt to get themselves onto the board with a shot at the posts.

Dixon poaches a Munster lineout five metres from the tryline and the Stormers are on the offensive. However, after a couple of strong carries, the ball is knocked on.

KICK OFF! 10-0. The Stormers get the second half of this URC clash underway in Limerick. The visitors have largely nullified Munster's threats, but will want to spend a bit more time attacking rather than defending. Munster let the kick-off bounce and don't find touch with the clearance, as Roos carries the Stormers back into the 22.

HALF TIME! 10-0. After a tightly-contested first half, Munster take a 10-point lead into the break. It hasn't been a flashy game in wet and windy conditions at Thomond Park. The Stormers have defended excellently, but let themselves down with their discpline at the maul towards the end of the half.

CONVERSION, MUNSTER, CROWLEY! 10-0. Crowley adds the conversion to give Munster a 10-point lead in the final play of the first half.

TRY, MUNSTER, EDOGBO! 8-0. Munster break the dam wall! While the home side's driving maul is well stopped by the 14-man Stormers, they turn to some carries from their pack, and lock Edogbo reaches over just before the break.

YELLOW CARD! The Stormers concede a third maul penalty and captain Neethling Fouche pays the price, as the tighthead prop is sent to the sin bin.

The Stormers stop two big driving mauls from Munster, but concede successive penalties in doing so. They are placed on an official warning by the referee.

Munster are awarded a penalty as the TMO spots a deliberate knock-down from Ruhan Nel. The home side turn down a shot at posts, after a bit of discussion, for a lineout in the Stormers' 22.

So close for Zas! The Stormers force a poor clearance from Munster with excellent defence. Gelant gathers and put Zas into a gap. The winger sprints clear and chips over the defence, but the ball narrowly avoids his grasp.

Munster's best attacking set of the game sees Nankivell break from a scrum to take the hosts into the Stormers' 22. The New Zealand centre is proving a handful, but the Stormers hold on and force the knock on after a long set of phases.

The Stormers' lineout woes have continued tonight, as Joseph Dweba is penalised for a skew throw. That is the second lineout they have lost so far, an area of the game they have struggled with on tour.

PENALTY MISSED! 3-0. As the rain pours down at Thomond Park, Feinberg-Mngomezulu sends his attempt from around 40 metres narrowly wide in the wind.

A massive scrum from the Stormers sends Munster marching backwards, but there is no penalty coming as Roos picks and goes. The Stormers eventually do get a penalty for offsides and will go for poles.

PENALTY, MUNSTER, CROWLEY! 3-0. Crowley slots his first attempt of the evening, from right in front of the poles, to continue his perfect record this season and give Munster an early lead.

Munster win the ball at the lineout and then earn a breakdown penalty. The hosts will take the shot at goal.

A lovely kick behind the Stormers defence from Jack Crowley bounces into touch in the 22, giving Munster a chance to pressure the visitors' lineout.

The Stormers have looked the more threatening team in the opening 10 minutes. Roos created a good opportunity after breaking from the back of a scrum on the halfway line, but the ball was knocked on. The No 8 is at it again with a strong carry from a lineout.

The Stormers have suffered a blow as lock Gary Porter has limped off after just six minutes. He is replaced by Adre Smith, with Ruben van Heerden shifting to the No 5 second-row position.

Some enterprising early stuff from the visitors, as they win a counter-ruck near Munster's 22. However, Gelant's attempted cross-field kick is excellently read and intercepted by Munster wing McCarthy.

KICK OFF! 0-0. Munster get this match underway on a cold and windy evening in Limerick. The Stormers receive and De Wet's attempted clearance is charged down, only going out on the 22-metre line.

As we wait for kick off in Limerick, back in South Africa the Sharks have just suffered a fifth successive loss after being beaten at Kings Park by Irish side Connacht. This means that all three South African teams have lost so far in round five, with just the Stormers to play.

This URC match will be refereed by Scotland’s Sam Grove-White, who will be assisted by Ireland’s Andrew Fogarty and Stuart Gaffikin. The TMO is Wayne Davies from Wales.

Leolin Zas will run out for his 50th Stormers appearance in a team featuring a handful of changes from the side that went down in Treviso. The return of 21-year-old playmaker Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu from injury allows Ruhan Nel to shift back to outside centre and English wing Ben Loader to the right wing. Paul de Wet rotates in at scrumhalf, while flank Willie Engelbrecht, lock Gary Porter, hooker Joseph Dweba and loosehead prop Sti Sithole are all brought into the starting pack.

Stormers: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Paul de Wet, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Willie Engelbrecht, 5 Gary Porter, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Neethling Fouche (captain), 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Sti Sithole. Replacements: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Ali Vermaak, 18 Brok Harris, 19 Adre Smith, 20 Keke Morabe, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Clayton Blommetjies, 23 Angelo Davids.

Munster have made four changes to their starting lineup. Captain Peter O’Mahony is among a trio of Ireland internationals returning from World Cup duty, along with starting lock Tadhg Beirne and replacement scrumhalf Conor Murray. An injury to hooker Diarmuid Barron means that Scott Buckley starts in the front row for the first time since his debut in 2021. There is just one change to the backline, as academy winger Shay McCarthy starts in his third appearance.

Munster: 15 Shane Daly, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Antoine Frisch, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Shay McCarthy, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Gavin Coombes, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Peter O’Mahony (captain), 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 Edwin Edogbo, 3 John Ryan, 2 Scott Buckley, 1 Jeremy Loughman. Replacements: 16 Chris Moore, 17 Josh Wycherley, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Tom Ahern, 20 Jack O’Donoghue, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Rory Scannell, 23 Alex Kendellen.

On the back of successive losses to Glasgow Warriors and Benetton Treviso, the Stormers are looking to avoid losing three in a row for the first time in the URC. Since the start of last season, the Stormers have beaten Irish provinces just twice with both of those victories being against Connacht.

Munster are unbeaten in their last six encounters with South African opponents in the URC since the Lions beat them in Johannesburg in March 2022.

Munster’s last three fixtures have been evenly distributed with a win, a draw, and a loss. Their only defeat in their last six Championship home games was 26-38 to Glasgow on 25 March.

This fixture takes the form of a grudge match, with the Stormers looking to avenge last season’s grand final defeat at the hands of Munster in Cape Town. Munster have won all three previous fixtures they have played against the Stormers including last season’s final at Cape Town Stadium.

Both teams come into this match on the back of losses. Munster were beaten 21-14 by Ulster in an Irish derby in Belfast, their first loss of the season, while the Stormers suffered a 20-17 defeat to Benetton in Treviso.

A recap of Friday night’s action saw the Lions narrowly beaten by Ulster (24-17) in torrential rain in Belfast, while Edinburgh punished a 14-man Bulls to claim a 31-23 victory. Meanwhile, Zebre continued their good form by holding Cardiff to a 22-22 draw in Parma.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this United Rugby Championship fifth round match between Munster and the Stormers at Thomond Park in Limerick.