Leinster get some more territory after a great burst from the returning Jack Conan but, eventually a forward pass puts an end to the pressure inside the Munster 22.

Look who is back on his old stomping ground!

A man who graced this pitch hundreds of times for both Ireland and Leinster is back tonight to say his goodbyes after retiring from rugby after the World Cup.

His Leinster replacement is now off the pitch and his former side are ten points down so Sexton and Sexton junior may not be smiling too much right now!

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Robbie Henshaw is penalised for coming in at the side and Crowley slots the easy three-pointer.

The perfect start for the visitors.

Munster are almost over for a second try in the left corner this time but they are held up over the line.

Oh dear oh dear.

In the battle for the now vacant Ireland 10 jersey, Ross Byrne is out of the game.

Ciaran Frawley is on to replace him at fly-half for Leinster

Leinster are in Munster territory early on but Thomas Aherne holds up Josh van der Flier on the 22.

Scrum down Munster.

Jack Crowley gets us underway on referee Chris Busby's whistle.

The Aviva Stadium is at full capacity for this one.

There is no Peter O'Mahony in the Munster lineup tonight after picking up a shoulder injury in last week's game.

It was also announced during the week that he would be stepping down from the captaincy at his province after a decade.

Munster make five changes from the team that beat the Stormers last weekend.

Stephen Archer and captain Diarmuid Barron come into the front row while World Cup winning second row Jean Kleyn returns to the side for the first time this season. Tom Ahern makes a first ever start in the back row.

In the backline, Rory Scannell and Simon Zebo come in with the latter making a first Munster start at full back since 2018.

The hosts make five changes in a stacked lineup from their 54-5 mauling of the Scarlets last week with 15 Ireland internationals featuring. The big news is that Robbie Henshaw makes his first appearance of the season in the centre alongside co-captain Garry Ringrose while Jack Conan also returns in the back row.

Tadgh Furlong makes his first start of the year at tight head prop after returning off the bench last week with the front row the same one as featured for Ireland against New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final. This means a return to the starting lineup for Dan Sheehan. Elsewhere, Ross Byrne returns at out half having reached 1000 Leinster points off the bench last week.

Leinster: Keenan; Larmour, Ringrose (co-capt), Henshaw, O'Brien; Byrne, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; McCarthy, Ryan (co-capt); Conan, van der Flier, Doris.

Replacements: Kelleher, Boyle, Ala'alatoa, Molony, Culhane, Murphy, Frawley, Penny

Munster: Zebo; Nash, Frisch, Scannell, Daly; Crowley, Casey; Loughman, Barron (capt), Archer; Kleyn, Beirne; Ahern, Hodnett, Coombes.

Replacements: Buckley, Kilcoyne, Ryan, Gleeson, Kendellen, Murray, Butler, McCarthy.

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Welcome along to our live text commentary of this huge inter-provisional clash between Leinster and Munster at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

A rivalry that dates back to 1879 between the blue and the red of Ireland. It’s Leinster v Munster for the first time this season as second and eighth collide in URC action.

Both sides came off victories last week but very different levels of comfort!

Leinster mauled the Scarlets 54-5 at the Aviva Stadium for a fourth win in a row while Munster squeezed past the Stormers at Thomond Park 10-3 in a game that will not go down as a classic.

They bounced back following the defeat at the Kingspan Stadium the previous week but know they will have to be better today.