Summary

  1. Postpublished at 3 mins

    Northampton 0-0 Munster

    BOOM! A mega 50-22 from James Ramm gives the hosts a great attacking platform.

  2. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Northampton 0-0 Munster

    Jack Crowley takes a nice nice ball off the deck from Tadhg Beirne as Munster get in behind Northampton. A really sharp start before the ball is dropped.

  3. Kick-offpublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January

    Northampton 0-0 Munster

    Up goes the ball by Jack Crowley to get us under way.

  4. Murray's boot to be influential?published at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January

    Northampton v Munster (15:15 GMT)

    Chris Ashton
    Former England wing on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Conor Murray was sizzling against Saracens last weekend, his kicking was on the money. I can say from experience that when he is kicking up those kicks there is nothing worse.

    Tap the icon at the top of the page for live commentary of the game.

  5. Last time outpublished at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January

    Northampton v Munster (15:15 GMT)

    Northampton defeated Munster twice last season in the Investec Champions Cup - once in the pool and then in the last 16.

    George Hendy's two second-half scores sealed a brilliant Saints win in their home last 16 tie.

    Do Northampton have Munster's number?

    Courtney Lawes carries against MunsterImage source, Getty Images
  6. Listen livepublished at 15:05 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January

    Clermont v Bristol (15:15 GMT)

    In pool two, Clermont know a home win over Bristol is likely to give them a place in the last 16 because of the difficult games facing Bath (against Leinster) and Benetton (against La Rochelle).

    Bristol also know a win would probably take them through if those results also go their way.

    Use the 'watch & listen' tab for live radio comms of that one.

  7. Team news - Northamptonpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January

    Northampton v Munster (15:15 GMT)

    Northampton Saints make six changes as Curtis Langdon, Alex Coles, Tom Pearson and Juarno Augustus are recalled to the pack, while Fin Smith has recovered from illness to return to fly-half and captain Fraser Dingwall is named at inside centre.

    Northampton: Ramm; Freeman, Dingwall, Hutchinson, Seabrook; Smith, Mitchell; Haffar, Langdon, Davison, Coles, Lockett, Kemeny, Pearson, Augustus.

    Replacements: Walker, West, Green, Hunter-Hill, Scott-Young, Pollock, James, Litchfield.

  8. Bulls qualify rest of pool threepublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January

    Northampton v Munster (15:15 GMT)

    Elsewhere in pool three, South African side Bulls hammered Stade Francais 48-7 for their only win this campaign. That means Castres, Saracens, Northampton Saints and Munster are all through to the last 16.

    With all four playing each other in the final round of pool games, it means the order is still to be confirmed as to where they will all finish.

    Raffaele Costa Storti tackles Bulls' South African hooker Akker van der MerweImage source, Getty Images
  9. Team news - Munsterpublished at 14:50 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January

    Northampton v Munster (15:15 GMT)

    Ireland flanker Peter O'Mahony has returned to the starting team for Munster.

    The 35-year-old has been out since mid-December with a calf injury and is one of three changes made from the side that beat Saracens 17-12 last weekend.

    Wing Diarmuid Kilgallen will make his competitive debut after recovering from a wrist injury.

    He replaces Shane Daly, who is following return to play protocols after failing a head injury assessment in the victory against Saracens.

    Munster: M Haley; C Nash, T Farrell, R Scannell, D Kilgallen; J Crowley, C Murray; D Bleuler, D Barron, O Jager; F Wycherley, T Beirne (capt); P O'Mahony, A Kendellen, G Coombes.

    Replacements: N Scannell, J Ryan, S Archer, T Ahern, J O'Donoghue, P Patterson, B Burns, B Gleeson.

    Peter O'MahonyImage source, Getty Images
  10. Welcomepublished at 14:45 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January

    Northampton v Munster (15:15 GMT)

    Got the calculators to hand? That will be the main theme today as we continue our live text coverage for the last round of the Investec Champions Cup pool matches.

    We will bring you Northampton against Munster, with both sides already through to the knockouts, but home advantage for the last 16 awaits the winner.

    That could be HUGE in knockout rugby.