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Munster’s team have been named to Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 opener against Scarlets in Wales (3pm, Live on eir Sport, TG4 and Premier Sports).
In the final three, full-backs Mike Haley and Darren Sweetnam make their first Guinness PRO14 appearances since February with Andrew Conway starting on the right wing.
Damian de Allende and Chris Farrell form the center association with Craig Casey and JJ Hanrahan in the media.
James Cronin, Rhys Marshall and John Ryan pack in the front row with Jean Kleyn and Tadhg Beirne, who faces his former team for the first time, in the second row.
Captain Peter O’Mahony, Jack O’Donoghue and CJ Stander complete the initial XV.
Greencore Munster Rugby Academy, outclassed by Ben Healy, is among the replacements.
The Munster team will be wearing our new adidas Alternate kit for the first time, available exclusively to pre-order at Life Style Sports here.
Find out everything you need to know before the game here.
Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Damian de Allende, Darren Sweetnam; JJ Hanrahan, Craig Casey; James Cronin, Rhys Marshall, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne; Peter O’Mahony (C), Jack O’Donoghue, CJ Stander.
Replacements: Kevin O’Byrne, Jeremy Loughman, Stephen Archer, Fineen Wycherley, Gavin Coombes, Neil Cronin, Ben Healy, Rory Scannell.
To be there
Munster Rugby is offering fans the chance to have a cardboard cutout of themselves at Thomond Park for the Guinness PRO14 season opener games.
The cutouts will remain in place as long as the stadium’s capacity is limited.
Fans can purchase a single cardboard cutout for € 19.95 or three for € 49.95.
See full details and order here.
Please note that if you order later than noon on Friday, October 2, your trim will be in place for our second home game of the season.
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