#munster

#munster

Ulster opened the New Year with appropriate cheer, seeing off Munster at a bitterly cold Affidea Stadium to rack up a second successive interprovincial victory which saw them hit second in the URC table.

Munster warmed up for their festive battle with Leinster next Saturday with a bonus-point win on the road that saw them move up into second place in the United Rugby Championship table.

They were still standing, undefeated, as 'Stand up and Fight' rang out at Musgrave Park.

A married father in his 60s who revealed last week how he was scammed by a dominatrix he met online says she has now threatened to send images of their chats to his family and their workplaces. The man, who is based in Munster and asked not to be named, toldhow he ended up paying €1,200 to a woman calling herself Ms Penelope who said she would be his 'mistress' and he could be her 'slave'.

If Tom Farrell has one of his nights tonight and the lineout operates, they have a chance, but with Eben Etzebeth and Siya Kolisi in the team, you need to be perfect.

A defensive front has begun to surface around Cork since their league triumph earlier this month, sandbags erected high to absorb the waves of apparent hype crashing in on their shores.