Munster face Exeter Chiefs in a must-win Champions Cup knock-out conflict at Thomond Park this weekend.
The English Premiership aspect maintain a five-point benefit into the sport having gained 13-8 within the first leg at Sandy Park final Saturday.
Learn the Munster crew announcement right here.
Discover out all it is advisable to know forward of the sport under.
The place?
Thomond Park
When?
Saturday, April 16, 3pm
Tickets
One in all our greatest crowds of the season will attend Thomond Park on Saturday afternoon with over 20,000 supporters anticipated. Purchase match tickets from €25 for adults and €12.50 for Juniors right here.
Munster Information
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Graham Rowntree confirmed as subsequent Head Coach
Permutations
Exeter will qualify for the quarter-finals in the event that they win, draw or lose by fewer than 5 factors.
Munster should beat Exeter by six factors or extra to progress to the quarter-finals.
If Munster are main by 5 factors at full-time, 20 minutes (two durations of 10 minutes) of additional time will likely be performed.
If on the finish of additional time the mixture scores are nonetheless stage in a Heineken Champions Cup 2nd leg match, then the winner would be the membership which has scored probably the most tries in each legs of the Spherical of 16 (together with further time).
If the groups are stage on factors and tries on the finish of additional time, then the winners will likely be decided by a spot kick competitors as follows: Every crew will likely be requested to appoint three goalkickers. The kickers needn’t be predetermined, however they need to come from the gamers on the pitch on the remaining whistle.
Every kicker can have two kicks from designated positions on the 22 and 10 metre strains and after every crew has accomplished their six kicks a winner will likely be declared. If the groups stay deadlocked, the competitors will proceed on a sudden-death foundation.
Do you know?
Munster and Exeter have confronted off 3 times within the Champions Cup and the margins may hardly be finer. The primary recreation within the 2018/19 Pool phases was drawn 10-10 at Sandy Park with Munster successful 9-7 at Thomond Park within the second recreation to qualify for the knock-out phases.
Final week’s 13-8 victory for Exeter was the very best successful margin for both aspect over the three video games however Munster must equal or higher that five-point victory to maintain their competitors hopes alive.
Press Cross
Hear from Munster Forwards Coach Graham Rowntree and Jack O’Donoghue forward of the sport.
Groups
Munster: Mike Haley; Keith Earls, Chris Farrell, Damian de Allende, Simon Zebo; Joey Carbery, Conor Murray; Josh Wycherley, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley; Peter O’Mahony (C), John Hodnett, Jack O’Donoghue.
Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Jeremy Loughman, Stephen Archer, Jason Jenkins, Thomas Ahern, Craig Casey, Ben Healy, Alex Kendellen.
Exeter Chiefs: Stuart Hogg; Olly Woodburn, Henry Slade, Ian Whitten, Tom O’Flaherty; Joe Simmonds, Sam Maunder; Alec Hepburn, Jack Yeandle (C), Harry Williams; Jonny Grey, Sam Skinner; Dave Ewers, Jannes Kirsten, Jacques Vermeulen.
Replacements: Jack Innard, Billy Keast, Patrick Schickerling, Richard Capstick, Santiago Grondona, Jack Maunder, Tom Gilbert-Hendrickson, Josh Hodge.
Broadcast
The sport is stay on BT Sport and beIN Sports activities.
Officers
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas & Jonathan Dufort
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure
Remaining Dwelling Video games
Saturday, April 16
Champions Cup Spherical of 16: Munster v Exeter Chiefs, Thomond Park, 3pm; Purchase tickets right here
Friday, April 29
URC: Munster v Cardiff Rugby, Musgrave Park, 7.35pm; Purchase tickets right here
