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Munster Rugby v Edinburgh Match Programme

United Rugby Championship | We take a look at tonight's URC opposition and get the lowdown on their season so far with a tough challenge ahead come kick-off at Thomond Park. Get the latest news from around the province on and off the field with the activities stepping up each week as restrictions lift across the country. We hear from Academy prop Mark Donnelly on his journey so far and take at look at the representative sides in Six Nations action. The positive updates continue on the contract front with the latest players signing up to Munster, and finally we get the inside track from Stephen Larkham and Simon Zebo as we look forward to returning to Thomond Park tonight.

United Rugby Championship | We take a look at tonight's URC opposition and get the lowdown on their season so far with a tough challenge ahead come kick-off at Thomond Park.

Get the latest news from around the province on and off the field with the activities stepping up each week as restrictions lift across the country.

We hear from Academy prop Mark Donnelly on his journey so far and take at look at the representative sides in Six Nations action.

The positive updates continue on the contract front with the latest players signing up to Munster, and finally we get the inside track from Stephen Larkham and Simon Zebo as we look forward to returning to Thomond Park tonight.

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Ben Healy<br />

Blair Kinghorn<br />

COMPARISON MUNSTER EDINBURGH<br />

Last 3 URC results 18 Jan – Ulster (H) W 18-13<br />

29 Jan – Zebre Parma (A) W 17-34<br />

11 Feb – Glasgow Warriors (A) L 11-13<br />

8 Jan – Cardiff <strong>Rugby</strong> (H) W 34-10<br />

29 Jan – Ospreys (A) L 19-23<br />

11 Feb – Leinster (A) L 7-26<br />

URC 2021/22 5th – W6 D0 L3 - 30pts 4th – W6 D1 L3 - 34pts<br />

URC form WllWwl wwWWll<br />

Top try scorer 3 - Chris Cloete, Jack O’Donoghue 4 – Emiliano Boffelli, Darcy Graham,<br />

Ben Vellacott, Boan Venter<br />

Top points scorer 34 – Ben Healy 37 – Blair Kinghorn<br />

HEAD TO HEAD<br />

<strong>Munster</strong> wins<br />

<strong>Edinburgh</strong> wins<br />

29 8 0<br />

Draws<br />

MATCH FACTS<br />

• <strong>Munster</strong> have won the last seven games at<br />

Thomond Park since Connacht won at the<br />

stadium in last season's Rainbow Cup.<br />

• The last Scottish side to be victorious<br />

in Limerick was today’s opponents,<br />

<strong>Edinburgh</strong>, 14-13 in September 2014<br />

• <strong>Edinburgh</strong> <strong>Rugby</strong> have lost their last two<br />

United <strong>Rugby</strong> Championship matches, both<br />

away from home, at Ospreys and at Leinster.<br />

• <strong>Edinburgh</strong> have won twice on the road this<br />

season on visits to Zebre in Round 5 and<br />

Dragons in Round 6.<br />

• <strong>Munster</strong> have lost just one of their last<br />

six fixtures against <strong>Edinburgh</strong> in all<br />

tournaments: 16-18 at Musgrave Park in<br />

November 2019.<br />

MUNSTER V EDINBURGH | 18.02.22 | THOMOND PARK<br />

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