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06 Sept 2025
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Dave Kilcoyne starts in the front-row for Munster against Leinster in the URC at Thomond Park on St Stephen's Day
THE Munster Rugby side to face Leinster in their United Rugby Championship (URC) interprovincial derby at Thomond Park on St Stephen's Day, 7.35pm, has been named.
The game which is live on TG4 and Premier Sports is sold-out.
Munster's line-up shows two changes to the side that beat Northampton last weekend as Shane Daly and Dave Kilcoyne come into the starting XV.
Daly starts at full-back with Calvin Nash and Keith Earls keeping their places on either flank.
Jack Crowley and Antoine Frisch continue their centre partnership with Conor Murray and Joey Carbery in the half-backs.
Kilcoyne makes his first start since October and joins Niall Scannell and John Ryan in the front row with Jean Kleyn and Tadhg Beirne in the engine room.
Jack O’Donoghue, captain Peter O’Mahony and Gavin Coombes complete the side.
Josh Wycherley, Kiran McDonald and Greencore Munster Rugby Academy back three player Patrick Campbell join the replacements.
McDonald is set to make his Munster URC debut and his first appearance since Munster’s win over South Africa A at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
On the injury front, Jeremy Loughman, Mike Haley and John Hodnett were unavailable for selection.
Loughman misses out after picking up a knock in training while Haley and Hodnett didn’t come through training fully after last week’s bruising encounter in Northampton.
MUNSTER RUGBY: Shane Daly; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Jack Crowley, Keith Earls; Joey Carbery, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne; Jack O’Donoghue, Peter O’Mahony (Capt), Gavin Coombes. Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Josh Wycherley, Roman Salanoa, Kiran McDonald, Alex Kendellen, Craig Casey, Rory Scannell, Patrick Campbell.
LEINSTER: Hugo Keenan, Jordan Larmour, Garry Ringrose (CAPT), Jamie Osborne, James Lowe, Ross Byrne, Nick McCarthy, Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Cian Healy, Ryan Baird, Joe McCarthy, Rhys Ruddock, Scott Penny, Max Deegan. Replacements: John McKee, Michael Milne, Vakhtang Abdaladze, Ross Molony, Jack Conan, Luke McGrath, Harry Byrne, Liam Turner.
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