Munster look a little like a rabbit caught in the headlights.

They need to get their hands on the ball and enjoy some possession just to calm things down.

Mike Haley comes to collect a high ball but goes down from a challenge. Luckily the full-back is back on his feet.

Munster penalty on halfway, Jack Crowley to touch.

Stormers show their first attacking threats in midfield.

The hosts look to keep the ball alive and look threatening. However, they knock-on again and Jack Crowley clears to safety.

The South-Africans bringing a real physical intent early on with a claustrophobic rush defence.

Thankfully for Munster, the Stormers knock-on and the Irish side win a scrum inside their own half.

Early lineout for Munster.

Great atmosphere inside the stadium, a first home game for the Stormers in five months.

Jack Crowley gets us underway in Cape Town.

We're just hearing that Munster have been forced to make a late change to their team with centre Alex Nankivell ruled out as Sean O'Brien is drafted into midfield. Back row Gavin Coombes will now sit on a bench which has a 6-2 split.

Munster have made a total of five changes to the side who lost comprehensively to Leinster at Croke Park last time out.

There are two changes in the backline for the first game of the mini-South African tour with Shane Daly returning from an elbow injury replacing Sean O'Brien while Conor Murray starts at scrum-half in place of the injured Craig Casey.

In the pack, John Ryan comes in at tight-head while there is a significant back-row turnaround with Jack O'Donoghue switching to number eight. Tom Ahern and Alex Kendellan are introduced at numbers six and seven respectively.

Stormers: Warrick Gelant, Suleiman Hartzenberg, Ruhan Nel, Dan du Plessis (capt), Leolin Zas, Damian Willemse, Paul de Wet, Keke Morabe, Ben-Jason Dixon, Marcel Theunissen, JD Schickerling, Adre Smith, Neethling Fouche, Joseph Dweba, Sti Sithole

Replacements: Andre-Hugo Venter, Brok Harris, Sazi Sandi, Ruben van Heerden, Dave Ewers, Louw Nel, Herschel Jantjies, Jurie Matthee.

Munster: Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Alex Nankivell, Shane Daly; Jack Crowley, Conor Murray; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne (C); Tom Ahern, Alex Kendellen, Jack O'Donoghue.

Replacements:Eoghan Clarke, Kieran Ryan, Stephen Archer, Fineen Wycherley, Ruadhán Quinn, Ethan Coughlan, Billy Burns, Seán O’Brien.

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Good afternoon, we bring you a United Rugby Championship live text commentary double bill this afternoon as Munster face the Stormers in Cape Town in South Africa at 17:00 BST and then it's Irish interprovincial action with Connacht hosting table toppers Leinster in Galway at 19:35.

Both Stormers and Munster are looking to bounce back after defeats to Edinburgh and Leinster respectively last weekend.

The Stormers go into today's game sitting at the bottom of the URC table, having also lost to Ospreys, but tasted victory over Zebre so far this term.

Connacht went down to Ulster last time out in Belfast, while Leinster have bagged four bonus-point victories to begin their campaign in comprehensive fashion.

We'll bring you all the drama from both games as it unfolds, sit back and enjoy, we have you covered.