All You Need To Know | Munster v Edinburgh

9th October 2020 By The Editor

Jack O’Donoghue in action against Edinburgh

Munster will take on last season’s conference B table toppers Edinburgh in round 2 of the Guinness PRO14 in Thomond Park on Saturday.

Where?

Thomond Park

When?

Saturday, 7.35pm

Broadcast

Live on eir Sport and Premier Sports.

Did you know?

The last time Munster lost to Edinburgh in Thomond Park was in September 2014, however the opposition did record an 18-16 victory in Cork last time out.

Team Line-Ups

Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Alex McHenry, Rory Scannell, Matt Gallagher; Ben Healy, Craig Casey; Jeremy Loughman, Rhys Marshall, John Ryan; Fineen Wycherley, Tadhg Beirne; Jack O’Donoghue, Tommy O’Donnell, CJ Stander (C).

Replacements: Kevin O’Byrne, James Cronin, Roman Salanoa, Gavin Coombes, John Hodnett, Conor Murray, Jack Crowley, Dan Goggin.

Edinburgh: Damien Hoyland; Darcy Graham, Mark Bennett, George Taylor, Duhan van der Merwe; Jaco van der Walt, Nic Groom; Rory Sutherland, Stuart McInally (CC), WP Nel; Ben Toolis, Grant Gilchrist (CC); Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Nick Haining.

Replacements: Mike Willemse, Pierre Schoeman, Simon Berghan, Andrew Davidson, Mesulame Kunavula, Dan Nutton, Nathan Chamberlain, James Johnstone.

Preview

Saturday’s clash in Limerick will be Munster’s first home PRO14 game of the new season.

Last time the sides met, the Scottish capital edged the contest winning 18-16 in Cork – a result which proved pivotal in helping Edinburgh top the Conference come the end of the season.

Edinburgh lost their opening clash at home to Ospreys while Munster narrowly defeated Scarlets thanks to a long range effort from Academy out-half Ben Healy with the clock in the red.

Munster’s Matt Gallagher is set to make his PRO14 debut while prop Roman Salanoa and academy out-half Jack Crowley could also make their debuts from the bench.

With both teams ending last season on 51 points apiece in Conference B, there are vital league points up for grabs on Saturday.

Match Programme

A digital copy of the match programme will be available online two hours before kick-off.

‘Be There’ Support

We look forward to seeing our supporters who have signed up to our “Be There” initiative with cardboard cut-outs of themselves featuring in Thomond Park on Saturday night.

More info can be found here for future match opportunities.