We are approaching the business end of the rugby season and there are just three regular-season games left in the URC.

Munster have been hitting form of late, hoping to time their run just as they did last year.

Graham Rowntree's men are defending champions and currently sit in third place, well poised for a post-season run.

But they face a tough task when they face the Emirates Lions today at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg and a win would see Munster edge ever closer to Glasgow and Leinster at the top of the standings.

If the Lions are to win, however, they will significantly boost their postseason chances.

That game kicks off at 4 pm and is available to watch live on TG4 and the TG4 Player as well as on Premier Sports.

Leinster have one eye on the Champions Cup semi-final against Northampton and have rested a large number of star players for their game.

Their semi-final is just a week away but first up is the DHL Stormers. Leo Cullen's side have recently relinquished top spot in the URC but will not be worried having long been secured post-season action.

The DHL Stormers know a big win would significantly boost their chances of making the end-of-season playoffs and today's game takes place at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.

Kick-off for that game is set for 6.05 pm and is also on TG4 and available to watch through the TG4 Player or on Premier Sports.

The Irish Mirror will have live score updates of both games as we continue our unrivaled rugby coverage for 2024.

Munster: Simon Zebo; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Seán O’Brien, Shane Daly; Jack Crowley, Conor Murray; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; RG Snyman, Tadhg Beirne (C); Peter O’Mahony, Alex Kendellen, Jack O’Donoghue.

Replacements: Eoghan Clarke, Josh Wycherley, Oli Jager, Tom Ahern, Gavin Coombes, Craig Casey, Joey Carbery, Mike Haley.

Lions: J Hendrikse; R Kriel, E Cronje, M Louw (C), E van der Merwe; S Nohamba, M van der Berg; M Naude, J Visagie, R Dreyer, W Alberts, R Delport; JC Pretorius, E Tshituka, F Horn.

Replacements: PJ Botha, JP Smith, A Nklabakanye, R Nothnagel, R Venter, S Sangweni, N Steyn, G Lombard.

DHL Stormers: Warrick Gelant, Suleiman Hartzenberg, Dan du Plessis, Damian Willemse, Ben Loader, Manie Libbok, Herschel Jantjies, Brok Harris, Joseph Dweba, Neethling Fouche, Salmaan Moerat (C), Ruben van Heerden, Marcel Theunissen, Ben-Jason Dixon, Evan Roos

Replacements: Andre-Hugo Venter, Kwenzo Blose, Frans Malherbe, Connor Evans, Willie Engelbrecht, Hacjivah Dayimani, Stefan Ungerer, Wandisile Simelane

Leinster: Henry McErlean, Liam Turner, Ben Brownlee, Charlie Ngatai, Rob Russell, Sam Prendergast, Cormac Foley, Michael Milne, John McKee, Michael Ala'alatoa, Brian Deeny, Jason Jenkins, Rhys Ruddock, Scott Penny (C), Max Deegan

Replacements: Gus McCarthy, Ed Byrne, Thomas Clarkson, Conor O'Tighearnaigh, Diarmuid Mangan, Fintan Gunne, Charlie Tector, Martin Moloney