Munster's discipline has been poor so far but they won't be too unhappy with how things are going playing into the wind.

Even better for them, they get a decision from referee Sam Grove-White and a chance to attack.

TMO footage then reveals that Ospreys full-back Max Nagy was guilty of a trip.

Dewi Lake hits Ryan Smith at the line-out but the drive goes nowhere.

Owen Watkin is driven back when trying to be direct but Munster concede another penalty in front of the posts for not rolling away.

Ospreys wisely opt to get the scoreboard moving through the right boot of Dan Edwards.

Munster centre Alex Nankivell is penalised for not releasing after a tackle and Ospreys, with the wind at their backs, opt against going for the posts.

They kick to the 22, get their drive going and win another penalty before carrying hard with advantage.

Dan Edwards produces a wild kick-pass and it's out on the left.

Ospreys go back to the corner.

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It's been a good period of defence from Munster, they were straight off the line attacking the Ospreys.

Early injury blow for Ospreys with number eight Morgan Morris forced off with what looks to be a hand injury.

That means an early introduction for Morgan Morse, fresh from becoming a Wales international in the autumn.

Ospreys would have wanted to use him as an impact sub later on.

Heavy conditions in Bridgend but Ospreys have made a solid start.

Both teams understandably putting boot to ball a lot early on with play in between the 22s.

Scottish referee Sam Grove-White blows his whistle and Munster fly-half Jack Crowley gets the game under way at Brewery Field.

Ospreys entertain another Irish province at the Brewery Field and cannot afford to start as sluggishly as they did against Connacht in the European Challenge Cup.

They trailed 21-0 and the visitors really should have put the game to bed in awful conditions.

Harri Deaves went over with the final play of the first half and that sparked a comeback with three tries for a dramatic 24-21 success.

You would imagine that Munster won't make similar mistakes to their friends from Galway.

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It wasn't all doom and gloom for Ospreys at the start of the week.

New contracts were announced for the promising pair Harri Deaves and Morgan Morse, who made their Wales debuts against New Zealand last month.

Wing Keelan Giles has also committed to Ospreys despite the uncertainty.

"I'm confident we'll have some more positive news around our players," said head coach Mark Jones.

"We've made a huge focus on our retention. That's been the strategy to make sure we secure the players we're allowed to.

"The WRU [Welsh Rugby Union] are allowing us to secure certain players of a national interest.

"We're comfortable with where discussions are and hopeful we'll have some good news in the coming weeks around our re-signings of our key talent."

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It was the news that most were expecting, but the confirmation that Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake will leave Ospreys after this season was a "hammer blow".

The pair will join Gloucester's Welsh contingent this summer, and it is likely that more key figures will follow.

Flanker Morgan, Wales' only Test Lion this year, and hooker Lake are leaving because of the uncertainty surrounding Ospreys, with the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) proposing to cut one of its four men's professional sides.

"It is always a blow when you lose your household names. We have done our absolute best to keep them financially and from an environmental point of view," said Ospreys head coach Mark Jones.

"They made it pretty clear it was a personal and professional decision based on their futures.

"You can't blame them for that because there is so much uncertainty for everybody involved in Welsh rugby, and people who are out of contract are considering this when they are making their decisions.

"It has been a challenge for a couple of years with the budgets dropping significantly over time.

"Players and coaches have had to recalibrate around salaries and squad sizes and even the potential to win things.

"It becomes so much harder when you have smaller squads and lose your better players to different teams in other competitions.

"It has been tough for the regions for a long time and they have done amazingly well to adjust and adapt.

"It was almost as if we were turning the corner a little bit around the performances in the last couple of years.

"This is just a hammer blow we will have to deal with."

Munster have an opportunity to climb to second after the results so far this round.

Last night Scarlets beat Cardiff 21-17 at the Arms Park, while Leinster fought back to beat Ulster 24-20.

Earlier today Stormers made it a perfect seven from seven by beating Lions 34-27, Benetton have the Italian bragging rights after beating Zebre 21-15 in Treviso, while Glasgow overcame Edinburgh 24-12 at Hampden Park.

Sharks and Bulls are currently in action.

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Tadhg Beirne and Craig Casey are among the Munster players rested for the fixture in Bridgend, but among the notable figures that will take to the field are prop Michael Ala’alatoa, lock Jean Kleyn and fly-half Jack Crowley.

There are six personnel changes and two positional switches to the side which secured bonus-point win against Gloucester in the European Champions Cup.

Jeremy Loughman, Fineen Wycherley, Alex Kendellen, Paddy Patterson, Tom Farrell and Calvin Nash all come into the starting side.

Munster: Haley; Nash, T Farrell, Nankivell, Daly; Crowley, Patterson; Loughman, Scannell, Ala'alatoa, Kleyn, Wycherley, O'Donoghue (capt), Kendellen, Coombes.

Replacements: Barron, Milne, Bartley, Edogbo, Ahern, Coughlan, Hanrahan, Hodnett.

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Gloucester-bound Dewi Lake returns to captain Ospreys after sitting out the European Challenge Cup wins against Connacht and Montauban following his autumn exertions.

Wales internationals Dan Edwards, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Rhys Davies, James Ratti and Harri Deaves also return after sitting out the trip to France, while Owen Watkin and Morgan Morris make their first starts after long-term injury.

Australian lock Ryan Smith missed the start of the campaign but has made an impression in recent weeks and will be key in the set-piece skirmishes against Munster.

Ospreys: Nagy; Kasende, Boshoff, Watkin, Giles; Edwards, Morgan-Williams: S Thomas, Lake (capt), Henry, R Davies, Smith, Ratti, Deaves, M Morris.

Replacements: Parry, C Jones, Botha, Sutton, Morse, Hardy, K Williams, Walsh.

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There was a derby in Cardiff last night when Scarlets, inspired by scrum-half Gareth Davies, took the spoils in a dramatic game but attention turns to Welsh-Irish tussles this evening.

Dragons host Connacht later on but first up it's Ospreys against Munster in Bridgend.

Mark Jones' side are being affected by off-field uncertainty - more of that shortly - but overcame that to make a bright start to the European Challenge Cup.

Wins against Connacht and Montauban have put them in a strong position to claim a home knock-out tie in January, but first they have URC action to focus on.

Ospreys have won one, drawn one and lost four, so have some catching up to do with this evening's game followed by derbies against Scarlets and Cardiff.

Munster are in much better shape thanks to five wins from six, including an impressive success against Leinster.

The Irish province will hope to earn home advantage deep into the play-offs in their bid to repeat their 2023 title triumph.

Let's have a look at the teams.