Munster Rugby and the IRFU have confirmed that Michael Milne and Lee Barron have joined the 2023 URC champions on loan from Leinster until the end of the season ahead of their permanent moves to the province in the summer.
Munster player ratings: Munster’s pulsating 25-24 victory over La Rochelle at Stade Marcel-Deflandre had it all: yellow cards, charge-down tries, nervy finales, and a drop-goal that might just earn Jack Crowley an even bigger contract off from the IRFU.
Munster’s injury list is once again filling up, this time around former junior Springbok Thaakir Abrahams finds himself facing some time on the sideline after sustaining another injury.
A perennial problem for Irish rugby is once again rearing its ugly head.
Veteran scrum-half Conor Murray has returned home to Ireland midway through Munster's tour of South Africa for personal reasons.
Leinster player ratings: Leinster stormed out of the gates at Croke Park, threatening to run away with it with a commanding 21-0 scoreline with just 14 minutes on the clock against a shell-shocked Munster.
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.