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Munster vs Lions · United Rugby Championship

United Rugby Championship · 2025-26Full time
Munster
24–17
Lions

Match report

Munster beat Lions 24-17 at Thomond Park, Limerick in round 18 of the United Rugby Championship on Saturday, 16 May 2026.

Lions have now lost two in a row. Andrea Piardi refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

4
Munster wins (80%)
0
Draws (0%)
1
Lions wins (20%)

Last 5 meetings, since March 2022

Biggest Munster win
33–3
6 Jan 2023
Biggest Lions win
23–21
19 Mar 2022

Last 5 meetings

  • 16 May 2026 · United Rugby Championship
    Munster24
    Lions17
  • 30 Nov 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Munster17
    Lions10
  • 27 Apr 2024 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions13
    Munster33
  • 6 Jan 2023 · United Rugby Championship
    Munster33
    Lions3
  • 19 Mar 2022 · United Rugby Championship
    Lions23
    Munster21

Lineups

Avg. age
28.7
Avg. age
25.8

Munster

  1. 1Jeremy Loughman
  2. 2Niall Scannell
  3. 3Michael Ala'alatoa
  4. 4Thomas Ahern
  5. 5Evan O'Connell
  6. 6Jack O'Donoghue
  7. 7John Hodnett
  8. 8Brian Gleeson
  9. 9Craig Casey
  10. 10JJ Hanrahan
  11. 11Shane Daly
  12. 12Sean O'Brien
  13. 13Dan Kelly
  14. 14Andrew Smith
  15. 15Mike Haley
Replacements
  1. 16Diarmuid Barron
  2. 17Josh Wycherley
  3. 18John Ryan
  4. 19Gavin Coombes
  5. 20Alex Kendellen
  6. 21Ben O'Donovan
  7. 22Gordon Wood
  8. 23Ruadhan Quinn

Lions

  1. 1SJ Kotze
  2. 2PJ Botha
  3. 3Sebastian Lombard
  4. 4Reinhard Nothnagel
  5. 5Darrien-Lane Landsberg
  6. 6Sibabalwe Mahashe
  7. 7Bathobele Hlekani
  8. 8Francke Horn
  9. 9Morné van den Berg
  10. 10Christopher Smith
  11. 11Angelo Davids
  12. 12Richard Kriel
  13. 13Henco Van Wyk
  14. 14Kelly Mpeku
  15. 15Quan Horn
Replacements
  1. 16Morne Brandon
  2. 17Eddie Davids
  3. 18RF Schoeman
  4. 19Ruan Delport
  5. 20Sibabalo Qoma
  6. 21JC Pretorius
  7. 22Hassiem Pead
  8. 23Rynhardt Jonker