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Damian de Allende, CJ Stander and Chris Cloete have been named to Munster’s game day squad for their semi-final showdown against Leinster in Dublin on Friday.
There are three changes to the Munster team that defeated Connacht last week, with Stephen Archer, Billy Holland and Jack O’Donoghue returning to the group.
Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell and Archer pack in the front row. Last week’s man of the match, Tadhg Beirne, and Holland are in the tight five with captain Peter O’Mahony, O’Donoghue and Stander.
The bottom line is unchanged for the third weekend in a row. De Allende is once again paired with Chris Farrell in midfield, in what will be the South African’s third appearance with the club.
JJ Hanrahan, who was awarded the PRO14 Golden Boot for the second time earlier this week, is joined by Conor Murray in the halfbacks.
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Meanwhile, Leinster boss Leo Cullen has made a number of changes from the team that beat Ulster last week.
The biggest news is the return of captain Johnny Sexton, who returns to lead the team from the number 10 position.
Jordan Larmour is back at fullback with Hugo Keenan on the right wing and James Lowe on the left. Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose form the center partnership, with Luke McGrath as Sexton’s partner in the media.
In the platoon, Cian Healy, Rónan Kelleher and Andrew Porter line up in the front row with Devin Toner and Scott Fardy in the second row. The loose trio consists of Caelan Doris and Will Connors at the scrum side with Jack Conan in eighth.
Leinster – 15 Jordan Larmour, 14 Hugo Keenan, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 James Lowe, 10 Johnny Sexton (c), 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Will Connors, 6 Caelan Doris, 5 Scott Fardy. 4 Devin Toner, 3 Andrew Porter, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 1 Cian Healy.
Subs: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Ed Byrne, 18 Michael Bent, 19 Ryan Baird, 20 Josh van der Flier, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Rory O’Loughlin.
Munster – 15 Shane Daly, 14 Andrew Conway, 13 Chris Farrell, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Keith Earls, 10 JJ Hanrahan, 9 Conor Murray, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Jack O’Donoghue, 6 Peter O’Mahony (c), 5 Billy Holland, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Stephen Archer, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Jeremy Loughman.
Subs: 16 Kevin O’Byrne, 17 James Cronin, 18 John Ryan, 19 Fineen Wycherley, 20 Chris Cloete, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Rory Scannell, 23 Mike Haley.
Photo: PRO14
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