Summary

  • Stormers 43-25 Connacht (R)

  • Leinster 15-16 Munster (R)

  1. Penaltypublished at 10 mins

    Leinster 3-3 Munster

    A Jack Conan infringement leads to another Munster penalty.

    This time Ben Healy opts to take shoot for goal and he is bang on target from distance.

    All level after 10 minutes.

    Ben Healy kicks a penaltyImage source, Inpho
    Image caption,

    Ben Healy kicks a penalty

  2. Postpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Leinster 3-0 Munster

    Good work at the line-out by Munster earns them a penalty, which Ben Healy puts in the corner as they look to get their maul going from seven yards out.

  3. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Leinster 3-0 Munster

    Now it is Munster's turn to show some fine work at the breakdown and get a good turnover, just as Leinster were starting to look dangerous.

  4. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Leinster 3-0 Munster

    Immediate impact from Leinster sub Josh van der Flier who does some fine defensive work with his first contribution to the game.

  5. Penaltypublished at 3 mins

    Leinster 3-0 Munster

    The decision is a high tackle and we resume with a Harry Byrne penalty which he calmly slots over.

    Leinster are first on the scoreboard.

  6. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Josh van der Flier is going to come on and replace Connors, who was caught in the tackle by Diarmuid Barron.

    Connors leaves the pitch and we wish him a speedy recovery.

  7. Postpublished at 1 min

    Leinster 0-0 Munster

    Leinster's Will Connors has suffered a nasty injury here as his head hit off the ground when tackled.

    He is being tended to by medics on the pitch.

    Let's hope it is not serious.

  8. Here we gopublished at 1 min

    Leinster 0-0 Munster

    The boot of Leinster fly-half Harry Byrne gets the game underway at the Aviva.

  9. Here's how they got herepublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Leinster v Munster (17:30 BST)

    Ten minutes to go until kick-off in Dublin and maybe a good time to remind ourselves how Leinster and Munster came through their quarter-final ties.

    Leo Cullen's men cruised past Sharks at home - read all the details here - while you can read more about Munster's away win over Glasgow here.

  10. Team news - Henshaw back for Leinsterpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Leinster v Munster (17:30 BST)

    Ireland international Robbie Henshaw is back in the Leinster team to face Munster as boss Leo Cullen has opted to rest most of his frontline players for the game.

    With Leinster facing La Rochelle in the Heineken Champion Cup final next weekend, there are seven changes in total from the side that beat Sharks 35-5.

    Munster are without Conor Murray, Malakai Fekitoa, RG Snyman and Calvin Nash who all were forced off during last week's quarter-final win over over Glasgow because of head injury assessments.

    With Joey Carbery again omitted from the Munster 23, Jack Crowley is named at centre with Edinburgh-bound fly-half Ben Healy partnering Ireland player Craig Casey in the half-backs.

    Tadhg Beirne joins his fellow Ireland star O'Mahony in the Munster pack which also includes Jean Kleyn and Gavin Coombes.

    Leinster: J O'Brien; T O'Brien, Henshaw, Ngatai, Kearney; H Byrne, McGrath (capt); Milne, Kelleher, Ala'alatoa; Baird, Jenkins; Deegan, Connors, Conan.

    Replacements: McKee, Healy, Clarkson, McCarthy, Van der Flier, McCarthy, Frawley, Turner.

    Munster: Haley; Earls, Frisch, Crowley, Daly; Healy, Casey; Loughman, Barron, Archer; Kleyn, Beirne; O'Mahony (capt), Hodnett, Coombes.

    Replacements: N Scannell, J Wycherley, Salanoa, F Wycherley, O'Donoghue, Cronin, R Scannell, Kendellen.

    Robbie HenshawImage source, Inpho
  11. Leinster v Munster coming soonpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Still catching your breath after that Stormers win over Connacht? So are we.

    What a game of rugby that was.

    And the good news is that, in just over half an hour's time, we can enjoy today's second semi-final as Leinster host Munster in an Irish derby at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.

    Kick-off is 17:30 BST and we'll have live text commentary. Stay with us and we'll be back very soon.

  12. Full-timepublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Stormers 43-25 Connacht

    An absolute belter of a semi-final comes to an end and the Stormers go through to defend their URC title in the final.

    It was a monumental effort from Connacht, though, who made a blistering start and continually responded throughout the game each time the Stormers looked to be gaining full control.

    It's the end of Andy Friend's reign in charge of Connacht and his players really could not have given much more in what has proved to be his final game.

    Hats off to the Stormers, though, who produced some scintillating rugby - with Manie Libbok pulling the strings - to make sure they avoided an upset.

  13. converted try

    Converted trypublished at 80 mins

    Stormers 43-25 Connacht

    Glorious. Just glorious from Hacjivah Dayimani who passes behind his back to Ruhan Nel who runs over for the final try of the game.

    Such a lovely piece of skill to end a classic of a semi-final.

  14. try

    Trypublished at 77 mins

    Stormers 36-25 Connacht

    Yet again one team's try is almost immediately followed by their opponents doing the same.

    Sub Marcel Theunissen gets over for the Stormers and that finally should be that for the South African side.

  15. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Stormers 31-25 Connacht

    What a match this has been.

    What do the final few minutes have in store?

    Six points in it.

  16. try

    Trypublished at 75 mins

    Stormers 31-25 Connacht

    This match is not finished yet!!!

    Byron Ralston scores a superb try for Connacht in the corner.

    Tom Daly can't deliver with the conversion, though.

  17. Will it be party time for Stormers fans?published at 16:39 British Summer Time 13 May 2023

    Stormers 31-20 Connacht

    Stormers' fans celebrate after Paul de Wet's tryImage source, Inpho
  18. Missed penaltypublished at 72 mins

    Stormers 34-20 Connacht

    Manie Libbok puts a foot wrong for the first time in the match as he drags a penalty wide.

    He's allowed one blemish, I suppose.

  19. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Stormers 31-20 Connacht

    Connacht go searching again but are forced back and Porch has to be alert to tidy up as Davids looks to punt through.

  20. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Stormers 31-20 Connacht

    Every time Connacht have been knocked down in this game they have got back up again.

    Can they respond once more? They're 11 points behind with 12 minutes remaining.