Munster pip Connacht in pulsating 10-try bonanza to throw season open in style  

Munster shaded this opening-round thrilled at Thomond Park

Mike Haley congratulates teammate Shane Daly of Munster, 11, after scoring their side's fourth try during the United Rugby Championship match between Munster and Connacht at Thomond Park in Limerick. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Urc: Munster 35 Connacht 33 

If this is the way the new URC season is going to progress, Irish rugby supporters had better buckle up after Munster and Connacht served up a 10-try derby thriller at Thomond Park on Saturday.