Munster v Castres: Squad Announcement & Info
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Munster:
There are five changes to the side that secured a bonus-point win over Wasps in Coventry five days ago.
Ben Healy starts at out-half with Niall Scannell, John Ryan, Jean Kleyn and Jack O’Donoghue coming into the pack.
19-year-old Greencore Munster Rugby Academy full-back Patrick Campbell keeps his place in the starting XV with five players set for their European debuts off the bench.
Hooker Diarmuid Barron, prop Keynan Knox, out-half Jack Crowley and Academy back-row forward Alex Kendellen are all primed for their Champions Cup bows.
Jason Jenkins is named in a matchday squad for the first time and set for his Munster debut after joining the province last summer.
Dave Kilcoyne, Scannell and Ryan pack down in the front row with Kleyn and Tadhg Beirne in the engine room.
Captain Peter O’Mahony, John Hodnett and O’Donoghue complete the pack.
Conor Murray and Healy are in the half-backs with Damian de Allende and Chris Farrell continuing their centre partnership.
The back three of Campbell, Keith Earls and Andrew Conway is unchanged.
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Castres:
