| Home team | Munster |
| Away team | Lions |
| Venue | Thomond Park |
| Competition | URC |
| Kick off time | 7:45 pm |
| Watch Live in the UK | Premier Sports |
Munster vs Lions URC preview as the sides meet at Thomond Park in a crucial playoff decider.
Munster sit one point outside the playoff places after Ulster managed to pick up two points in their bonus point defeat to Glasgow in Belfast on Friday night.
The Lions could reach the top four and book themselves a home quarter-final in two weeks with a win over Munster, if the Bulls don’t win earlier in the day.
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Munster vs Lions lineups to follow
| Munster | Lions | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Loughman | 1 | Kotze | |||
| Scannell | 2 | Botha | |||
| Ala’alatoa | 3 | Lombard | |||
| Ahern | 4 | Nothnagel | |||
| F Wycherley | 5 | Landsberg | |||
| O’Donoghue | 6 | Mahashe | |||
| Hodnett | 7 | Hlekani | |||
| Gleeson | 8 | Horn | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Casey | 9 | Van den Berg | |||
| Crowley | 10 | Smith | |||
| O’Brien | 11 | A Davids | |||
| Kelly | 12 | Kriel | |||
| Nankivell | 13 | Van Wyk | |||
| Smith | 14 | Mpeku | |||
| Haley | 15 | Horn | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Barron | 16 | Brandon | |||
| J Wycherley | 17 | E Davids | |||
| Ryan | 18 | Schoeman | |||
| O’Connell | 19 | Delport | |||
| Coombes | 20 | Qoma | |||
| O’Donovan | 21 | Pretorius | |||
| Hanrahan | 22 | Paed | |||
| Kendellen | 23 | Jonker | |||
Recent Form:
Munster (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 9th May 2025 | URC | Connacht | 26-7 |
| Won | 25th April 2026 | URC | Ulster | 41-14 |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | URC | Benetton | 15-45 |
| Loss | 4th April 2026 | Challenge Cup | Exeter Chiefs | 31-21 |
| Loss | 28th March 2026 | URC | Bulls | 34-31 |
Lions (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 9th May 2026 | URC | Leinster | 31-7 |
| Won | 25th April 2026 | URC | Connacht | 33-21 |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | URC | Glasgow | 54-12 |
| Won | 28th March 2026 | URC | Dragons | 42-26 |
| Won | 21st March 2026 | URC | Edinburgh | 54-17 |
Munster vs Lions head-to-head record (last four matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 30th November 2024 | URC | Munster | 17-10 |
| 27th April 2024 | URC | Munster | 13-33 |
| 6th January 2023 | URC | Munster | 33-3 |
| 19th March 2023 | URC | Lions | 23-21 |
