And easily slots it over. 3-3 after 13 minutes at Thomond Park

James Cronin offside at breakdown and Connacht now have a chance to level. Dan Parks steps up from about 30 metres out..

Rain is pouring in Thomond Park conditions are tough to play in. Expecting a lot of handling errors today.

Straight through the sticks from Hanrahan. Munster lead 3-0 after 8 minutes.

Munster win a penalty after Connacht offside at breakdown. JJ Hanrahan is going for posts.

Connacht dominating early possession so far. Yet to really threaten much.

Connacht win an early penalty at the scrum and Dan Parks goes for the corner.

Hello and welcome to this Rabo Direct game which sees Munster take on Connacht. Should be in for a cracker so stick with us on Ultimate for live updates.