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Sharks v Munster LIVE coverage of the URC quarter-final from Durban
@Source: irishmirror.ie
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Munster's mission to the Shark Tank with a place in the last four of the URC at stake. Kick-off is at 5.30pm Irish time.
Munster last played at Kings Park at the end of October, when they conceded over 40 points and Graham Rowntree's reign ended in the aftermath.
New boss Clayton McMillan will come on board in July and, since Rowntree's departure, Ian Costello has been in the hot-seat.
The Reds had to scramble to make the play-offs - thus securing Champions Cup rugby for next season - but they have impressed in doing so when the pressure was on.
However this afternoon's encounter in Durban represents a step-up against a side that finished third in the URC table having lost just twice at home this season - to Toulouse in the Champions Cup and to Leinster in the URC.
John Plumtree has picked a side with 12 Springboks in the starting line-up, including Siya Kolisi and skipper Eben Etzebeth, but Munster have been able to pick the same team for the third successive game for the first time in eight seasons.
That should ensure a cohesive performance for the Reds, who will look to their title-winning run-in two seasons ago for inspiration as they look to upset the odds in the humidity and at altitude.
Expect another big performance from Peter O'Mahony - who is again in last-game of his Munster career territory - and also from the newly-crowned RPI Players' Player of the Year Tadhg Beirne, while Jack Crowley winning his battle to be fit after a rib injury is a boost to the province.
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