All you need to know | Munster vs the Emirates Lions

Munster play their second and final game of their URC tour to South Africa against Emirates Lions on Saturday with the squad travelling from Pretoria to Johannesburg on Thursday ahead of the match.

Find out all you need to know ahead of the game below.

Where?

Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg

When?

Saturday, March 19, at noon Irish time/2pm local

Broadcast

Live on URC TV, RTÉ, Premier Sports & Super Sport.

Teams

Both sides will be named before noon on Friday.

Preview

Saturday’s match in Johannesburg will see Munster play their game in hand on Leinster and Ulster as Johann van Graan’s men look to close the gap on the top two in the URC table.

The two sides directly below Munster in the table, Glasgow and Edinburgh, face off at Scotstoun on Friday night so it is a big weekend for the chasing pack.

Munster will be hoping for a strong start to the clash after a poor opening against Bulls ultimately cost them the match. A superb fightback saw Munster claim a losing bonus-point thanks to tries from Alex Kendellen, Damian de Allende and Jack O’Donoghue but an 80-minute performance will be required if they are to prevail in Johannesburg.

Match Officials

Referee: Adam Jones

AR 1: Cwengile Jadezweni

AR 2: Paul Mente

TMO: Chris Busby