And that's full-time at the Aviva Stadium. Munster book their place in the Pro14 semi-finals courtesy of a seven-try victory over 13-man Connacht. Johann van Graan's side will face Leinster in the last four for a third consecutive year.

Connacht's turn to hit back. Bundee Aki makes the initial break and while he is hauled down inches short by Keith Earls, Connacht recycle and the space opens up for Jonny Murphy to dive over in the left corner.

No let-up from Munster here. Another powerful maul sees James Cronin dot down for their seventh, with Rory Scannell nailing the conversion.

And that's three in five minutes for Munster! Hanrahan grubbers through and Conway shows his pace to latch onto the bouncing ball in the far corner. The Munster out-half then nails the touchline conversion.

Glorious from Munster. Farrell, Beirne and de Allende are all involved in a slick breakaway and Andrew Conway is there to finish the move off. Hanrahan makes it a seven-pointer.

Moments after Keith Earls was denied a try by a brilliant tackle from Blade, there's no stopping Tadhg Beirne as he goes powering through for Munster's fourth try. Hanrahan makes no mistake from the tee.

We're up and running again at the Aviva Stadium!

A remarkable half of rugby at the Aviva Stadium. At the end of all that, Munster lead 13-man Connacht. Time to catch our breath!

And Andy Friend's side do eventually get over following a sustained period of pressure. Tadhg Beirne is also sent to the bin and then Bundee Aki gets Connacht on the board from close range. Conor Fitzgerald adds the extras.

Peter O'Mahony has been sent to the sin bin as Connacht search for a late score in this first half.

And Munster take immediate advantage. Connacht, defending with 13 men, are scrambling and eventually Jeremy Loughman goes over for the southern province's third try of the half.

Things go from bad to worse for Connacht. Shane Delahunt has been sent off for leading with the elbow and Andy Friend's side are down to 13 men.

Frank Murphy has shown a red card to Connacht debutant Abraham Papali'i for a high tackle on Conor Murray.

Bundee Aki, a late addition to the Connacht bench following the withdrawal of Peter Robb, is on for Tiernan O'Halloran. And things are starting to heat up out there!

Here's a look at Munster's opening try.

Connacht continue to infringe and after conceding a penalty under their posts, Andy Friend's illegally halt a powerful Munster scrum and Frank Murphy awards a penalty try. Van Graan's men showing their power in the early exchanges of this game.

The pressure eventually tells. With Oliver in the bin, Munster set the maul in motion and it's far too powerful for Connacht to stop, with Chris Cloete applying the finishing touch. JJ Hanrahan adds the extras.

Connacht have been pinned inside their own 22 for the opening seven minutes of this game and now referee Frank Murphy has sent Conor Oliver to the bin for a breakdown infringement. Munster kick to the corner again.

Munster exerting some early pressure on the Connacht line but Andy Friend's side shut the door with an excellent defensive set. Conditions, by the way, are absolutely perfect here at the Aviva Stadium. The sun is shining and the pitch is in superb condition.

We're underway at the Aviva Stadium.

We're just five minutes away from kick-off!

Andy Friend has also been forced into a late reshuffle ahead of kick-off. Matt Healy misses out, with Academy winger Diarmuid Kilgallen coming into the starting XV. Bundee Aki is now also on the bench, replacing Peter Robb.

There's a change to the Munster match day 23, with James Cronin coming onto the bench in place of Liam O'Connor.

There are 14 changes to the Connacht team that saw off Ulster in bonus point style last weekend, with head coach Andy Friend keen to give game-time to more players after a long absence due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Among those starting is former Munster back Sam Arnold who makes his Connacht debut in the centre, while there is a first appearance too for powerful Kiwi number 8 Abraham Papali'i who signed from Bay of Plenty.

Another ex-Munster player, Conor Oliver, gets his first start in the westerners' back row, following his debut off the bench last week. Eoghan Masterson continues at blindside flanker, and the fit-again Quinn Roux captains the side from the engine room.

There is a third senior start for 20-year-old lock Niall Murray, whose promotion from the Academy was confirmed in June, and it is all change in the front row where Paddy McAllister and Dominic Robertson-McCoy team up with Birr native Shane Delahunt.

Conor Fitzgerald and Caolin Blade are paired together at half-back, Arnold has Tom Daly for company in midfield, and Colm de Buitléar's hard work in rehabbing a serious Achilles injury is rewarded with a long-awaited start on the right wing.

It will be a massive moment for the talented Carraroe youngster who has not lined out for Connacht since January 2019. He will have experienced pair Tiernan O'Halloran and Matt Healy alongside him in the back-three.

Ireland forward Tadhg Beirne makes a welcome return to the Munster team. He is set to play for the first time since fracturing his ankle away to Saracens in the Heineken Champions Cup last December.

All five personnel changes are up front as Beirne, Jeremy Loughman, John Ryan, Fineen Wycherley and Chris Cloete are drafted in by head coach Johann van Graan. Beirne and Wycherley start together in the second row for the first time.

Loughman and Ryan, who turned 32 earlier this month, pack down with Niall Scannell in the front row, with captain Peter O'Mahony, Cloete and CJ Stander completing the Reds' starting pack.

The Munstermen field an unchanged back-line which includes JJ Hanrahan, the leading scorer in this season's Pro14 (111 points), and wingers Andrew Conway and Keith Earls who both touched down against Leinster. Corkman Shane Daly completes the back-three.

Conor Murray is retained at scrum half and there is a second successive start for the newly-formed centre pairing of Chris Farrell, last Saturday's man-of-the-match, and South African recruit Damian de Allende.



Jack O'Donoghue, who returns from a concussion sustained in training last week, Kevin O'Byrne, Liam O'Connor and Jack O'Sullivan are all included among the replacements and are set for their first appearances since the return to rugby.

Leinster extended their unbeaten run to 23 games with another impressive three-try victory over Ulster at the Aviva Stadium last night, with Leo Cullen's side powering on towards next weekend's semi-final date.

Ed Byrne, Scott Penny and Harry Byrne all crossed for the defending Pro14 champions, while Ross Byrne kicked eight points from the tee. Rob Herring dotted down for Ulster but it was another disappointing outing for Dan McFarland's side ahead of their last-four clash with Edinburgh next weekend.

Our Match Report can be read here, while have a look through the best photos in our Match Gallery here.

Following Scarlets' victory over Dragons last night, here is how the Conference B table looks ahead of kick-off.

The Welsh region kept their semi-final hopes alive with a 41-20 win at Rodney Parade, and they currently sit in second place with Munster a point behind in third and Connacht lying in fourth.

Good morning rugby fans, you're very welcome along to IrishRugby.ie's live Match Day coverage of the Guinness PRO14 clash between Munster and Connacht from the Aviva Stadium.

While this is Connacht's final outing of the 2019/20 season, the task is clear for Johann van Graan's Munster. Victory this afternoon would secure the province a place in the Pro14 semi-finals, where they would go head-to-head with Leinster.

A draw would also be sufficient given they require at least two match points to jump ahead of Scarlets into second in Conference B, but the message from Head Coach van Graan to his players will be clear: win and take all other variables out of the equation.

In short, we're in for an exciting afternoon of Inter-Pro rugby at the Aviva Stadium and we'll bring you all the action as it happens. Stay with us between now and 3pm for the build-up.