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.
Zebre Parma made history by securing their first-ever victory over Munster with a 42-33 bonus-point win in the United Rugby Championship.
New signing Billy Burns is set to make his Munster debut against Bath later today in a pre-season friendly at The Rec.
Munster Rugby's reign as the BKT URC champions came to an abrupt end as they lost at home to the Glasgow Warriors 17 - 10. Here is how the Munster players fared in the loss.
Munster have made four changes from the side that beat the Ospreys last week in the United Rugby Championship quarter-final for their semi-final with Glasgow Warriors, with RG Snyman and Gavin Coombes both dropping to the bench.
Munster great Alan Quinlan has criticised the way the club have treated Ireland captain and his former teammate Peter O'Mahony in recent weeks.
Connacht winger Byron Ralston has faced a disciplinary hearing after being cited for an act of foul play in the 39th minute of the BKT United Rugby Championship Round 9 match against Munster on January 1st.
Munster have named their team to host Leinster in the sold out URC Interpro derby on St Stephen's Day, Tuesday December 26.
Munster player ratings live from Aviva Stadium: Twenty-seven weeks after Munster ambushed Leinster in Dublin, surprisingly winning a URC semi-final in a city where they hadn’t beaten the hosts since 2014, the bragging rights in this reignited Irish rivalry were restored to Leo Cullen’s side on a 21-16 scoreline.