Ulster and Munster go head-to-head in a crucial Inter-Provincial derby in the United Rugby Championship.
Ulster return to United Rugby Championship action on Friday night following a testing time in Europe. Richie Murphy's side crashed to successive heavy defeats to Toulouse and Bordeaux respectively, shipping 101 points across both games. Next up is another crunch game, a massive Inter-provincial derby against Munster in Belfast. There is very little separating the sides in the current URC standings, with Ulster in 10th and Munster 11th.
When and where is the game? Ulster vs Munster is at Kingspan Stadium on Friday night, December 20. What time is kick-off? The game kicks off at 7.35pm. What TV channel is it on? This game will be shown live on Premier Sports 1. Is there a stream? Yes, Premier Sports subscribers can stream the fame on the Premier Player. Team news Ulster: Michael Lowry; Werner Kok, Jude Postlethwaite, Stuart McCloskey, Zac Ward; Aidan Morgan, John Cooney; Andrew Warwick, Rob Herring, Tom O'Toole; Alan O'Connor (capt), Kieran Treadwell; James McNabney, Marcus Rea, David McCann. Replacements: John Andrew, Eric O'Sullivan, Scott Wilson, Harry Sheridan, Matty Rea, Dave Shanahan, Jack Murphy, Rory Telfer. Munster: Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Alex Nankivell, Shane Daly; Jack Crowley, Paddy Patterson; John Ryan, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Tom Ahern, Fineen Wycherley; Jack O'Donoghue (capt), John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes. Replacements: Eoghan Clarke, Dave Kilcoyne, Oli Jager, Evan O'Connell, Alex Kendellen, Ethan Coughlan, Rory Scannell, Brian Gleeson
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