Tom Farrell is caught offside as he can't get out of the way as the ball ricochets towards him.

Harry Byrne does the needful from the tee again and the visitors are back into a two-score lead.

Munster get the three points right back.

Leinster pinged for not rolling away, Crowley calls for the tee and makes no mistake from in front of the posts.

The crowd aren't sure about the penalty call but the result is another three points for Leinster.

The next scrum brings a Leinster free-kick.

Harry Byrne gets all he can out of the kick to touch to pin Munster back on their own five.

Interesting!

Andrew Porter is left looking like he's been forgotten about in the Secret Santa but this time the scrum penalty goes to Munster instead.

That'll actually be Porter's last scrum as Paddy McCarthy comes on in his place. He was great off the bench against Ulster last week.

Jean Kleyn is on for Munster too with Edogbo making way.

And not just at the line-out!

Another huge play from Tom Ahern who pulls off the straight steal at the breakdown just when Leinster looked at their most threatening.

A big sigh of relief around Thomond.

Tom Ahern having a good day at the line-out so far.

Another big take when Munster really needed it.

Right, hopefully you're loaded up with your confectionary of choice/whatever is left at this stage of the festivities.

We're back under way at Thomond.

What does the second half of this derby have in store?

A marginal forward pass is the last play of the half and the sides head for the sheds.

Josh van der Flier's try after just six minutes is the only troubling of the scoreboard so far.

Just me or did that half fly by despite the lack of points?

Remember early when we talked about how measured Jamison Gibson-Park's kicking is?

Not that time.

He's booted one four rows into the stands on the full.

After that less than stellar kick earlier, there's where Gavin Coombes makes his impacts.

A big carry and Andrew Porter is caught on the wrong side of the ruck.

Charlie Tector is on for Robbie Henshaw who looks as if he needs his finger popped back in.

Ouch.

Frawley with a dink in behind and Mike Haley does well not to get dragged into touch by James Lowe.

Craig Casey does get the ball out of play but with a bit of breathing space for his side.

Leinster line-out on the 22.

Another scrum and another Leinster penalty.

This is becoming a real worry for Munster now,

Michael Ala'alatoa gives a wry smile while Beirne has a chat with the referee.

Another sloppy Munster turnover.

Doing themselves no favours when they get into Leinster territory.

Wonder how many times this phrase has been used in 2025...

There's a big play from Tadhg Beirne.

He's straight over the ball to get the turnover.

Munster back into the Leinster half.

The start to this one has flown by and there's almost half an hour on the clock before we have our first break for a bit of pushing and shoving.

When it all shakes out, it's a penalty against Jack O'Donoghue for holding on to Robbie Henshaw on the ground.

Goes down exactly as well as you'd expect with the home crowd, that one.

Another scrum penalty for Leinster.

That tight-five for Leo Cullen is making a really strong start in the set-piece.

But the throw sails over James Ryan's fingertips.

Munster are on the charge...

Oh! It's a poor pass from Haley and Munster knock-on.

Another scrum for Leinster.

Munster moving the ball really well now...

They put boot to ball but it takes a Leinster bounce and escapes into touch on the edge of the 22.