There is no let-up from Munster, they kick deep to the corner but Exeter full-back Tom Wyatt makes a brilliant take to relieve the pressure.

Basic mistake from Chiefs, who have an extra man at the lineout, giving Munster another chance close to the line.

Jack Crowley dobs a kick over the top that Ben Hammersley takes a split-second before being swallowed by a trio of Munster shirts on his five yard line.

It's a frantic start, Munster take it wide to both flanks but then Henry Slade intercepts to put the Chiefs in the Munster 22. They kick clear to halfway.

And we are under way with Munster's Jack Crowley kicking off

That's a nice touch - there has been a moment's reflection for the life of the Ireland and Lions legend Syd Millar.

One for the "I've never seen that before" file:

The match ball has been delivered by a military person in fatigues on a zip wire. In mid-air, he flips the ball across to the Exeter mascot - who promptly drops it. Shoddy. He's got to be a little bit disappointed with that.

Aside from that, we are all set!

There is something a bit special about live sport in the, ahem, bracing outdoors at this time of year. But you do need to keep the liquid intake up, of course.

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Exeter scraped a 19-18 win away at Toulon in their first Pool 3 game, Henry Slade slotting an injury-time conversion.

Munster, meanwhile, were held to a 17-17 draw by Bayonne, having led 14-3 at the break.

Coach Rob Baxter makes just two changes for the visit of Munster from the side that beat Toulon.

Flanker Lewis Pearson and winger Olly Woodburn both come into the side for Ethan Roots and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso.

Exeter: Wyatt; Woodburn, Slade, Hawkins, Hammersley; Skinner, Cairns; Sio, Frost, Painter, Tuima, Jenkins (capt), Pearson, Vermeulen, Fisilau.

Replacements: Norey, Abuladze, Street, Dunne, Vintcent, Townsend, Devoto, O'Loughlin.

The Irish side are beset by injuries, and make six changes for the trip to Exeter.

Regular starters Shane Daly, Antoine Frisch and Craig Casey all come into the backline, with hooker Diarmuid Barron and prop Stephen Archer coming into the front row.

Experienced flanker Jack O'Donoghue is the other change.

Munster: Daly; Nash, Frisch, Nankivell, O'Brien; Crowley, Casey; Loughman, Barron, Archer, Coombes, Beirne (capt), Ahern, Hodnett, O'Donoghue.

Replacements: Clarke, Wycherley, Jager, Gleeson, Kendellen, Murray, Scannell, O'Connor.

Good afternoon and welcome to our live text coverage of Exeter v Munster, the second outing for these sides in Pool 3 of the Cham[ions Cup.

Let's get straight into the team news.