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Full time here in Cork. Huge effort from the boys this evening, and they can hold their heads up high! Onto the big one in Galway next week. Munster 45 Cardiff Blues 21
Hanrahan makes no mistakes with the conversion from out wide 45-21
Arnold over in the corner after a break in midfield from Hanrahan. 43-21
Superb break from Ethan Lewis, but Conway just takes him down short. Munster eventually force a turnover after a period of sustained pressure and clear downfield
Owen Lane tries his luck on the outside, and his offload deflects off Sweetnam and into touch for a close range line-out
Seb Davies, Dillon Lewis [OFF] - George Earle, Keiron Assiratti [ON]
Tadhg Beirne is penalised and Anscombe sends us into the 22
Shane Lewis-Hughes [OFF] - James Botham [ON]
Bleyendaal's evening comes to an end as he slots the conversion from out wide 31-21
Conway is over in the corner, after a strong surge from Stander from the scrum sets the platform 36-21
Bleyendaal adds the extras. Cardiff Blues can consider themselves unlucky here as the ball seemed to have been held up beyond the try-line. 31-21
Try is awarded to Conor Murray, as Munster clinch a bonus point. 29-21
The defence on red alert here, and Murray thinks he's touched down from the base of a ruck. TMO time!
Tomos Williams, Willis Halaholo, Aled Summerhill [OFF] - Lloyd Williams, Harri Millard, Garyn Smith [ON]
Munster knock on, Cardiff Blues have the opportunity to clear their lines.
Munster win the scrum, and it's a great maul defence from John Mulvihill's side, but the hosts remain on the attack
Solid defensive set from Munster forces Tomos to kick high, but the referee pins the visitors for offside
Rhys Gill [OFF] - Brad Thyer [ON]
Great combination from Summerhill and Matthew Morgan on the counter to bring us back to the Munster 22
Kristian Dacey [OFF] - Ethan Lewis [ON]
Matthew Morgan been superb under the high ball this evening, and again beats the challenge of Conway to gather
Bleyendaal add the two points to restore Munster's three point lead
CJ Stander crosses in the corner for the hosts to put them back ahead. Eventually had numbers on the right, before the number eight finds a hole in the defence 22-21
Anscombe this time adds the extras. 17-21
Anscombe with the intial burst, but was brought down by a high tackle from Scannell. Tomos catches the defence napping with a quick tap and feeds Lee-Lo for the score
Bleyendaal's hack deflects off Tomos Williams and lands perfectly for Turnbull, setting up an attacking position here
Anscombe's penalty attempt is just wide this time. Munster remain 17-14 ahead
A half break from Summerhill brings us to the edge of the 22 before a low kick by Halaholo pins Haley back deep. Dillon Lewis again forcing the turnover in a huge position
We kick off and it's an immediate penalty for the visitors here as O'Mahony is penalised
HALF TIME | HANNER AMSER - Two stunning scores for Summerhill and Williams, but Bleyendaal's penalty is the difference.
Cardiff Blues survive a period of pressure at the end of the half, but survive to head into the break with a three-point deficit
Gareth Anscombe's conversion brings us back with three. 17-14
Aled Summerhill crosses the whitewash! Matthew Morgan puts the wing in space, and he has the pace to beat the covering defence to touch down on his 50th appearance! 17-12
Anscombe's chip across just evades the path of Owen Lane on the charge. Very unlucky not to get a break there
Tomos Williams releases Turnbull for a break down the left before Dillon Lewis and Olly Robinson show great hands in midfield
Rey Lee-Lo and Aled Summerhill threaten on the left, but O'Byrne managed to palm the offload into touch for a Cardiff Blues line-out
Once again Matthew Morgan defuses the bomb sent by Conor Murray, despite the strong chase by Munster
Seb Davies unlucky here as his rip goes forward, resulting in a Munster scrum on the edge of their own 22
Another two points from the boot of Bleyendaal to make it a 10-point lead
Jean Kleyn powers over for a second try for the opposition after multiple phases on the Cardiff Blues try-line. 15-7
Willis Halaholo penalised for a high tackle on Chris Farrell, and Munster go for the corner
Huge turnover forced by Dillon Lewis inside his own 22, after a fine chop tackle from Tomos Williams sets him up for the steal
Superb work from Matthew Morgan to win possession in the air, but Munster turn the ball over despite suggestions of offside.
Bleyendaal adds the extras. 10-7
Try Munster. A fumble at the back of the scrum allows Munster to steal possession, and Chris Farrell eventually powers his way over from close range. 8-7
Absolutely massive defensive shift sees Shane Lewis-Hughes and Gareth Anscombe combine to hold up Kevin O'Byrne in the tackle and force a turnover
Another penalty against Seb Davies here, allowing Bleyendaal to kick for touch inside the 22.
The Cardiff Blues defence frustrating the Munster attack so far, forcing them to kick ahead and allowing Matthew Morgan to clear downfield
No mistakes from the tee this time from the Munster number 10. 3-7
Period of pressure from the hosts results in a penalty, as Seb Davies is penalised for no arms in the tackle
No mistakes from Anscombe with the conversion! 0-7
Try! A stunning pass from Anscombe, and a great angle from Lee-Lo sees the centre through, before feeding Tomos who has the pace to go all the way
The wind gets hold of Bleyendaal's effort and ships it wide and short of the sticks.
Early penalty attempt for Tyler Bleyendaal after Cardiff Blues are pinned at the scrum
Dangerous yards by Sweetnam on the left. A sloppy pass in midfield, but Olly Robinson can't gather and knocks on
Gareth Anscombe gets the game underway at Irish Independent Park | Gareth Anscombe gyda'r gic gyntaf yma yn Iwerddon
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Welcome to the live blog for the Guinness PRO14 clash between Munster and Cardiff Blues (KO 7.35pm)
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