MUNSTER’S DIRECTOR OF Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, has made five changes to his team for tomorrow evening’s Pro12 interpro against Ulster at Ravenhill [KO 7.05pm, TG4/ BBC NI].

With the November Tests on the horizon, Simon Zebo, Conor Murray and CJ Stander are given the weekend off while Tyler Bleyendaal (player management) and Keith Earls (suspension) also make way.

Ronan O’Mahony, Andrew Conway, Duncan Williams and Ian Keatley all come in while Jack O’Donoghue deputises for Stander in the only change up front.

John Ryan, Donnacha Ryan and Peter O’Mahony were all included in Joe Schmidt’s squad for the Autumn Internationals and are named to start.

Academy hooker Vincent O’Brien and scrum-half Abrie Griesel could make their senior debuts for the province after being named on the bench for the trip to Belfast.

Munster:

15. Andrew Conway
14. Darren Sweetnam
13. Jaco Taute
12. Rory Scannell
11. Ronan O’Mahony
10. Ian Keatley
9. Duncan Williams

1. Dave Kilcoyne
2. Niall Scannell
3. John Ryan
4. Donnacha Ryan
5. Billy Holland
6. Peter O’Mahony
7. Tommy O’Donnell
8. Jack O’Donoghue.

Replacements:

16. Vincent O’Brien
17. Brian Scott
18. Stephen Archer
19. Darren O’Shea
20. Robin Copeland
21. Abriel Griesel
22. Alex Wootton
23. Dan Goggin.

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