Munster Squads Named

Rob Penney today named his Munster 23 for round 3 of the RaboDirect PRO12 against Ulster, while Munster A Head Coach Ian Costello has named his side for their Interpro tie with Ulster Ravens.

With no change to the backline Dave Foley makes way for the return of Donncha O'Callaghan in the pack while Dave Kilcoyne and BJ Botha join Damien Varley in the front row.

Munster play Ulster in Ravenhill at 7.05pm and the Munster A's are in action earlier in the day against Ulster Ravens in Deramore Park at 3pm.

Niall Ronan who has been out of action since January with cruciate ligament damage is named in the starting line up for the A side. Shannon prop Kevin Griffin is named in the replacments.

Munster: Denis Hurley; Doug Howlett Capt., Casey Laulala, James Downey, Luke O’Dea; Ian Keatley, Duncan Williams; Dave Kilcoyne, Damien Varley, BJ Botha; Donncha O’Callaghan, Billy Holland; Dave O’Callaghan, Sean Dougall, James Coughlan. Replacements: Mike Sherry, Marcus Horan, Stephen Archer, Dave Foley, Tommy O’Donnell, Conor Murray, Ronan O’Gara, Keith Earls.

Munster A: Johnny Holland; Ronan O’Mahony, Danny Barnes, JJ Hanrahan, Ivan Dineen; Scott Deasy, Peter Stringer; James Cronin, Sean Henry, Christy Condon; Philip Donnellan, Brian Hayes; Niall Ronan, Barry O’Mahony, Paddy Butler. Replacements: Duncan Casey, Kevin Griffin, Alan Cotter, Cathal O’Flaherty, Shane Buckley, Cathal Sheridan, Corey Hircock, Cian Bohane.

Injury Update: Johne Murphy is recovering after under-going knee scope surgery on Tuesday. Sean Scanlon has withdrawn from the A side after straining his back in training and Johnny Holland takes his place at fullback.