Munster Rugby secured a 33 – 7 victory over Stade Francais at Thomond Park to get their Investec Champions Cup campaign off to the perfect start.
Munster returned to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship a month on from Graham Rowntree’s departure with a 17-10 victory.
Veteran scrum-half Conor Murray has returned home to Ireland midway through Munster's tour of South Africa for personal reasons.
Gavin Coombes crashed over after superb work again from the Munster back to reduce the South Africans’ lead to 21-19 with 12 minutes remaining.
Munster player ratings: Munster lost 26 - 12 to rivals Leinster in front of a league record 80,000-plus fans at the iconic Croke Park stadium in Dublin.
Leo Cullen’s unbeaten URC table-toppers defeated Benetton 35-5 last weekend in Italy and they have altered their line-up with two changes in the pack and one in the backs.
Munster legend Donncha O'Callaghan has blasted his former team following their shock to defeat to minnows Zebre Parma in Round 2 of the URC.
Zebre Parma made history by securing their first-ever victory over Munster with a 42-33 bonus-point win in the United Rugby Championship.