McGahan Names Munster Side

Doug Howlett, Lifeimi Mafi, BJ Botha and Mike Sherry are named in the starting XV to face London Wasps as they make their season debuts on Friday in Musgrave Park, ko 7pm.

Once again Tony McGahan names an extended squad with ten players named in the replacements including Tom Gleeson, Dave Foley and Duncan Williams who are all in line to kick off their seasons.

Friday night will be a night of firsts, with the first home game of the season, the first display of the new adidas home jersey, a first Munster outing for BJ Botha, and the first use of the new Musgrave Park stand.

Munster:  S Deasy; D Howlett, D Barnes, L Mafi, S Zebo, D Cusack, P Stringer; W du Preez, M Sherry, BJ Botha; B Holland, I Nagle; D O'Callaghan, P O'Mahony, P Butler.  Replacements from:  D Fogarty, S Archer, M Horan, D Foley, T O'Donnell, J Coughlan, D Williams, T Gleeson, S Scanlon, JJ Hanrahan.

Tickets are on sale for this game online here, from the ticket offices in Cork (Tramore Rd.) and Limerick (Thomond Park), and the Munster Rugby Stores Maylor St. Cork and O'Connell St. Limerick.