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Conor Murray starts at scrum-half. Billy Stickland/INPHO

Carbery misses out on Munster 23 while Murray returns at scrum-half

Jack Crowley is at 10 again as Ben Healy offers back-up from the bench.

MUNSTER HAVE LEFT Joey Carbery out of their matchday 23 for tomorrow’s huge URC clash with the Stormers in Cape Town [KO 5.15pm, RTÉ/Premier Sports/URC TV].

Having already seen Jack Crowley come into the starting XV at out-half, Carbery has now missed out on the matchday squad altogether as Scotland international Ben Healy, who is joining Edinburgh this summer, offers back-up from the bench.

Head coach Graham Rowntree has brought experienced Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray back into the starting side for tomorrow’s showdown with the Stormers, with Craig Casey moving to the bench.

There’s an all-new Munster front row as the fit-again Jeremy Loughman joins Diarmuid Barron and Stephen Archer. Ireland international loosehead prop Dave Kilcoyne misses out on the matchday 23 after picking up an injury, with Josh Wycherley named on the bench.

The fifth change to the Munster team sees Alex Kendellen introduced in the back row.

There’s also a return from injury for 35-year-old Keith Earls, who is included on Munster’s bench. Earls is set for his 199th Munster appearance as he completes his comeback from a calf injury that has kept him sidelined since New Year’s Day.

Meanwhile, Stormers boss has made four changes to his starting XV as scrum-half Paul de Wet, lock Ruben van Heerden, and back rows Hacjivah Dayimani and Willie Engelbrecht come into the team. Explosive back row Evan Roos returns as part of a 6-2 split on the bench.

Munster:

  • 15. Mike Haley
  • 14. Calvin Nash
  • 13. Antoine Frisch
  • 12. Malakai Fekitoa
  • 11. Shane Daly
  • 10. Jack Crowley
  • 9. Conor Murray
  • 1. Jeremy Loughman
  • 2. Diarmuid Barron
  • 3. Stephen Archer
  • 4. Jean Kleyn
  • 5. RG Snyman
  • 6. Peter O’Mahony (captain)
  • 7. Alex Kendellen
  • 8. Gavin Coombes

Replacements:

  • 16 Scott Buckley
  • 17. Josh Wycherley
  • 18. Keynan Knox
  • 19. Fineen Wycherley
  • 20. Jack O’Donoghue
  • 21. Craig Casey
  • 22. Ben Healy
  • 23. Keith Earls 

Stormers:

  • 15. Damian Willemse
  • 14. Suleiman Hartzenberg
  • 13. Ruhan Nel
  • 12. Dan du Plessis
  • 11. Seabelo Seabelo
  • 10. Manie Libbok
  • 9. Paul de Wet
  • 1. Steven Kitshoff (captain)
  • 2. Joseph Dweba
  • 3. Frans Malherbe
  • 4. Ruben van Heerden
  • 5. Marvin Orie
  • 6. Willie Engelbrecht
  • 7. Ben-Jason Dixon
  • 8. Hacjivah Dayimani 

Replacements

  • 16. JJ Kotze
  • 17. Ali Vermaak
  • 18. Neethling Fouche
  • 19. Ernst van Rhyn
  • 20. Marcel Theunissen
  • 21. Evan Roos
  • 22. Herschel Jantjies
  • 23. Clayton Blommetjies

Referee: Craig Evans [WRU].

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Murray Kinsella
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