JOHANN VAN GRAAN has shuffled his deck for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship meeting with the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg (RTÉ Two/Premier Sports 2, 12pm).
His Munster team includes five changes to the side which fell to the Bulls at altitude last weekend, with Jack Crowley replacing Ben Healy at out-half and Damian de Allende, Shane Daly, John Ryan and John Hodnett also coming into the starting XV.
Alex Kendellen keeps his place at eight after an impressive showing in Pretoria while his fellow academy players Scott Buckley, Mark Donnelly, Eoin O’Connor and Paddy Patterson are among the replacements.
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Jack O’Donoghue captains the side for the noon encounter with Ivan van Rooyen’s Lions, who beat Cardiff 37-20 last weekend and are beginning to resemble formidable opposition despite having won just three of their 11 games so far this season.
The South Africans’ inside centre, Burger Odendaal, will take over the captaincy in the absence of injured Jaco Kriel.
Emirates Lions
Quan Horn
Stean Pienaar
Wandisile Simelane
Burger Odendaal (Captain)
Edwill van der Merwe
Jordan Hendrikse
Morne van den Berg
Sithembiso Sithole
Jaco Visagie
Carlu Sadie
Ruben Schoeman
Reinhard Nothnagel
Sibusiso Sangweni
Vincent Tshituka
Francke Horn
Replacements:
PJ Botha
JP Smith
Ruan Dreyer
Ruan Venter
Emmanuel Tshituka
Nico Steyn
Manuel Rass
Tiaan Swanepoel
Munster
Mike Haley
Calvin Nash
Chris Farrell
Damian de Allende
Shane Daly
Jack Crowley
Neil Cronin
Josh Wycherley
Niall Scannell
John Ryan
Jean Kleyn
Fineen Wycherley
Jack O’Donoghue (Captain)
John Hodnett
Alex Kendellen
Replacements:
Scott Buckley
Mark Donnelly
Keynan Knox
Eoin O’Connor
Chris Cloete
Paddy Patterson
Ben Healy
Liam Coombes
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 17th league game)
AR 1: Cwengile Jadezweni (SARU); AR 2: Paul Mente (SARU)
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Crowley starts at out-half as Munster make five changes for Lions
JOHANN VAN GRAAN has shuffled his deck for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship meeting with the Emirates Lions in Johannesburg (RTÉ Two/Premier Sports 2, 12pm).
His Munster team includes five changes to the side which fell to the Bulls at altitude last weekend, with Jack Crowley replacing Ben Healy at out-half and Damian de Allende, Shane Daly, John Ryan and John Hodnett also coming into the starting XV.
Alex Kendellen keeps his place at eight after an impressive showing in Pretoria while his fellow academy players Scott Buckley, Mark Donnelly, Eoin O’Connor and Paddy Patterson are among the replacements.
Jack O’Donoghue captains the side for the noon encounter with Ivan van Rooyen’s Lions, who beat Cardiff 37-20 last weekend and are beginning to resemble formidable opposition despite having won just three of their 11 games so far this season.
The South Africans’ inside centre, Burger Odendaal, will take over the captaincy in the absence of injured Jaco Kriel.
Emirates Lions
Replacements:
Munster
Replacements:
Referee: Adam Jones (WRU, 17th league game)
AR 1: Cwengile Jadezweni (SARU); AR 2: Paul Mente (SARU)
TMO: Chris Busby (IRFU)
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