MUNST
No.Name
15Simon Zebo, FB
T
14Darren Sweetnam, W
13Jaco Taute, C
T
2
12Rory Scannell, C
11Keith Earls, W
10Tyler Bleyendaal, FH
3
4
9Conor Murray, SH
1Dave Kilcoyne, P
2Niall Scannell, H
3John Ryan, P
4Donnacha Ryan, L
5Billy Holland, L
6Peter O'Mahony, FL
7Tommy O'Donnell, FL
8CJ Stander, N8
Replacements
16Rhys Marshall, R
17Thomas du Toit, R
18Stephen Archer, R
19Jean Kleyn, R
20Jack O'Donoghue, R
21Duncan Williams, R
22Ian Keatley, R
23Andrew Conway, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Thomond Park
3:15 PM, December 10, 2016
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'38-0 End of second half
80'Ball goes into touch and that's it. What a thumping by Munster. That's an emphatic win as you'll see. Heaviest margin of defeat for Leicester in their European history.
75'Player substituted - Ellis Genge , Leicester Tigers
75'Substitute on - Pat Cilliers , Leicester Tigers
74'CJ Stander awarded man of the match. 67 metres made from 20 carries, 10 tackles, none missed. Huge effort.
73'Substitute on - Rhys Marshall , Munster
73'Player substituted - Niall Scannell , Munster
73'Substitute on - Ian Keatley , Munster
73'Player substituted - Tyler Bleyendaal , Munster
72'38-0 Conversion - Tyler Bleyendaal , Munster
72'36-0 Penalty try
71'Penalty try, and with that bonus point try. Tough call, Sweetman chips through for Taute who toes it through and is taken out by George Worth. Referee gives Worth a yellow card. Harsh call as it didn't look like Taute would have recollected but its in the books now.
71'Yellow card - George Worth , Leicester Tigers
70'Tigers stringing the phases together but Stander and O'Mahony get the turnover in the tackle.
69'Substitute on - Tom Brady , Leicester Tigers
69'Player substituted - Manu Tuilagi , Leicester Tigers
68'Tuilagi isn't returning after his 10 minutes in the bin, Tom Brady comes on and Leicester are restored to 15.
68'CJ Stander with a big turnover, rips the ball away from Leicester. Bleyendaal clears and Thomond Park roars.
68'Substitute on - Andrew Conway , Munster
68'Player substituted - Simon Zebo , Munster
67'Player substituted - Lachlan McCaffrey , Leicester Tigers
67'Substitute on - Will Evans , Leicester Tigers
66'Munster give away a penalty at the scrum, Leicester have a good opportunity for their first points. Line-out five metres out.
66'Player substituted - John Ryan , Munster
66'Substitute on - Stephen Archer , Munster
65'Best attack of the match by Leicester is shut down by Simon Zebo. Munster have a scrum.
64'Player substituted - Conor Murray , Munster
64'Substitute on - Duncan Williams , Munster
63'Conor Murray comes off to a round of applause. Great afternoon for the Ireland scrum half.
62'Couple of errors as Munster try and find the bonus point. Leicester do well on defence and force an error.
60'Player substituted - Tom Youngs , Leicester Tigers
60'Substitute on - George McGuigan , Leicester Tigers
59'Stoppage in play, Manu Tuilagi could be in trouble here. Referee decides its a yellow card, and the Tigers are back to 14 men for the second time this afternoon.
59'Yellow card - Manu Tuilagi , Leicester Tigers
58'It's simple but effective. Munster's game built around their suffocating defence and their kick chase. Leicester aren't sure what to do.
58'Substitute on - Jean Kleyn , Munster
58'Player substituted - Billy Holland , Munster
58'Substitute on - Jack O'Donoghue , Munster
58'Player substituted - Tommy O'Donnell , Munster
58'Substitute on - Thomas du Toit , Munster
58'Player substituted - Dave Kilcoyne , Munster
57'31-0 Try - Jaco Taute , Munster
56'Munster pulling out the party tricks now, and Taute grabs a second. Sweetman gets on the outside of one of Leicester's big boys then finds Taute with a stunning offload. This is some performance by Munster.
56'Player substituted - Ben Youngs , Leicester Tigers
56'Substitute on - Sam Harrison , Leicester Tigers
55'Ben Youngs' shift is over. Didn't look the man who pulled the strings for England the past month. Hard day when your pack is going backwards at a rate of knots.
53'Leicester look short on options, especially now with Burns off the field. Ball pushed out wide but Thompstone drops it as he tries to kick through. Munster scrum.
52'Substitute on - Greg Bateman , Leicester Tigers
52'Player substituted - Logovi'i Mulipola , Leicester Tigers
52'Player substituted - Freddie Burns , Leicester Tigers
52'Substitute on - Jack Roberts , Leicester Tigers
51'Stoppage in play, Taute's charge has done some damage to Freddie Burns who is getting some attention to his head. Bleyendaal converts in the meantime to extend Munster's lead.
51'26-0 Conversion - Tyler Bleyendaal , Munster
50'And TRY! There's no stopping big South African centre Jaco Taute from short range. That try goes to the forwards though, huge drive from the line-out.
50'24-0 Try - Jaco Taute , Munster
49'Huge line-out drive from Munster. Donnacha Ryan roaring at his team mates as they charge towards the line.
47'Leicester on the attack but there is no way through the red wall which is Munster's defence. Tigers knock on.
45'Rory Scannell sees some space and kicks for touch but the ball brushes the paint and its out on the full. Leicester have a change from the line-out but Youngs throw isn't straight. Dear oh dear.
43'Ben Youngs goes for a sniping dart but is sandwiched by the Munster forwards who hold him up and force a turnover.
43'Substitute on - Luke Hamilton , Leicester Tigers
43'Player substituted - Michael Fitzgerald , Leicester Tigers
42'Tigers get an early opportunity after a Munster penalty. Burns clears for touch and the visitors have an attacking chance.
41'Pretty remarkable this.
41'Back underway. Can Leicester fire a shot?
41'19-0 End of first half
40'And Tigers boot it out as they await quite a stern word from Richard Cockerill in the sheds. Munster have done all the basics well led by Conor Murray, and deserve their lead.
40'19-0 Start of second half
39'Murray scampers down the blindside, finds Earls put his pass is forward. Leicester pack down a scrum, last play of an ugly half for the visitors.
38'Another penalty from Leicester at the ruck! That's their eighth of the afternoon. Munster take the quick tap, throwing a bit of caution to the wind.
37'Keith Earls makes a break from the kick-off, chips through but can't recollect. His opposite Peter Betham does the same in return by Bleyendaal tidies up. 22 metre restart.
37'Player substituted - Ian Keatley , Munster
37'Substitute on - Rory Scannell , Munster
37'19-0 Conversion - Tyler Bleyendaal , Munster
36'Munster marching towards Leicester's line, and try! Pure class by Conor Murray, finds Zebo. No look pass from the Ireland scrum half finds his international team-mate who glides through. Bleyendaal converts. Big lead now.
36'17-0 Try - Simon Zebo , Munster
33'Bleyendaal misses the penalty attempt, his first miss can you believe of his European Cup campaign!
33'Yellow card - Ed Slater , Leicester Tigers
32'Another penalty by Leicester at the ruck and Romain Poite has had enough. Ed Slater given a yellow card. Tigers afternoon goes from bad to worse.
30'Referee and TMO looking for potential foul play from Owen Williams at the ruck. Had his head around the neck of a Munster player. Given a warning by referee Romain Poite.
29'Munster winning the battle at the gain line, rush defence is sending Leicester backwards who don't have an answer. Tigers give away yet another penalty much to the delight of the crowd at Thomond Park.
28'12-0 Penalty goal - Tyler Bleyendaal , Munster
27'Referee was playing advantage to Munster, penalties starting to pile up on Leicester now. Bleyendaal makes no mistake and the scoreboard keeps ticking in the home side's favour.
26'Simon Zebo has some space from the set piece and grubbers through for Keith Earls but it finds touch. Leicester with a big line out on their own line.
26'Substitute on - Ian Keatley , Munster
26'Player substituted - Rory Scannell , Munster
25'Leicester's attack too lateral. Munster easily keeping them out. Tigers give away a penalty at the ruck for incorrect entry and Munster have a line-out on the 22.
24'9-0 Penalty goal - Tyler Bleyendaal , Munster
23'Leicester give away another penalty in kicking distance and Bleyendaal doesn't look like missing today. 9-0 now.
20'Darren Sweetnam has been a menace so far on the kick chase putting Leicester under all sorts of problems. Leicester awarded a penalty at the line-out but Burns can't make the long range attempt.
17'Leicester win a bit of kick-tennis, Burns with a low but accurate clearance to get the Tigers out of trouble.
16'Leicester on the attack inside Munster's half. Freddie Burns makes a break, but the Tigers lose the ball next phase. Conor Murray clears.
16'6-0 Penalty goal - Tyler Bleyendaal , Munster
15'No problems off the tee for Tyler, Munster lead 6-0.
14'Leicester are pinged for offside and Bleyendaal will look to double Munster's lead.
12'Freddie Burns smothered in a ball and all tackle by Munster who hold him up and force a scrum. Smart rugby.
11'Penalty Munster, and they're on the board through the boot of Bleyendaal.
11'3-0 Penalty goal - Tyler Bleyendaal , Munster
9'Murray and Youngs trying to out box kick each other, so far the Irishman is ahead on points. Another great clearance for Sweetnham to get up and contest.
7'Munster again using the cross field kick to great effect, Sweetnham with a sweet take but the pass to Taute is too hard and it's a knock on. Scrum Leicester.
5'Desperate defence from Leicester to get back and then force a penalty at the ruck. CJ Stander with the initial break before he was hammered in a big tackle.
5'Munster on the attack! Just metres out.
3'Bleyendaal opts for a cross field kick but Betham swallows it despite looking into the sun. Tigers counter.
2'Thompstone gets up and contest's a Murray box kick and forces a knock on from Leicester. First scrum of the game.
1'Tyler Bleyendaal gets us underway!
1'Big match-up at scrum half this afternoon. I'm sure Warren Gatland will be intrigued as Conor Murray and Ben Youngs square off. Also Manu Tuilagi's first start for the Tigers in some time, he'll be looking to make a statement.
1'Welcome into live coverage of Munster's European Champions Cup clash against Leicester Tigers in front of a packed Thomond Park. Conditions perfect for running rugby!
1'0-0 Start of first half

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