Carty finds touch just inside the Munster 22 with an expertly placed kick.

Aki crashes into contact as Connacht go through the phases.

Carty misses touch with the penalty kick, Munster clear into touch near halfway

Healy goes deep. Carty clears long and Haley starts the counter. Munster are penalised for obstruction.

We are underway as Ben Healy kicks off.

We are all set for kick off

Jack O’Donoghue captains Munster with seven changes to the team that defeated Castres in the Champions Cup.

British and Irish Lion Bundee Aki starts for Connacht at inside centre. While Matthew Devine could earn his first cap for the province from the bench.

Welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of the first Irish derby of 2022 with Munster visiting the Sportsground.

There’s one change to the Connacht team announced yesterday….

Dave Heffernan misses out so Shane Delahunt now starts with Jonny Murphy coming onto the bench.