Munster 24 - 17 Lions

● full_time 80 minutes

16 May 2026

Stage: Regular Season Round 18

Thomond Park

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Munster Rugby secured a hard-fought 24-17 victory over the Lions at Thomond Park. Evan O'Connell opened the scoring with a try in the sixth minute, converted by JJ Hanrahan. The Lions responded quickly with a try from Quan Horn, leveling the score shortly thereafter. Munster's Hanrahan added a penalty, but two yellow cards for Munster's Andrew Smith and Sean O'Brien put them under pressure. The Lions capitalized with a try from Kelly Mpeku, closing the gap before halftime. Munster regained momentum with a second try from Craig Casey and another from Tom Ahern, both converted by Hanrahan. Despite a late penalty from Chris William Smith, Munster held on for the win, showcasing strong performances from their key players.

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Weather

Temperature: 11.6°C (Feels like 5.3°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 25.4 km/h, gusting to 43.8 km/h Humidity: 68% Cloud Cover: 71%

Highlights

Events

0' kickoff
6' try Evan O'Connell
7' conversion JJ Hanrahan
13' try Quan Horn
14' conversion Chris William Smith
22' penalty JJ Hanrahan
26' yellow_card Andrew Smith
30' yellow_card Sean O'Brien
34' try Kelly Mpeku
35' conversion Chris William Smith
36' yellow_card_complete Andrew Smith
39' substitution Francke Horn
40' try Craig Casey
40' substitution Morne van den Berg
40' substitution Richard Kriel
40' half_time
40' second_half
40' yellow_card_complete Sean O'Brien
41' conversion JJ Hanrahan
46' substitution Niall Scannell
50' substitution John Hodnett
53' try Tom Ahern
54' conversion JJ Hanrahan
56' substitution Tom Ahern
56' substitution Sebastian Lombard
56' substitution SJ Kotze
59' penalty Chris William Smith
59' substitution PJ Botha
60' substitution Michael Ala'alatoa
63' substitution Jeremy Loughman
66' substitution Shane Daly
68' substitution Reinhard Nothnagel
69' substitution Henco van Wyk
74' substitution Brian Gleeson
80' full_time