Munster Rugby name starting team for Champions Cup clash with the Sharks

MUNSTER Rugby head coach Graham Rowntree has made five changes to his side for their Heineken Champions Cup round of 16 fixture with the Sharks in Durban tomorrow afternoon

RG Snyman makes his first Munster start in nearly three years, while Peter O'Mahony, Antoine Frisch, Niall Scannell and Craig Casey also come back into the starting lineup. Conor Murray is named among the replacements on his return from Six Nations action.

The back three is unchanged with Mike Haley, Calvin Nash and Shane Daly keeping their places from the Glasgow Warriors defeat. Frisch is named at outside centre with Malakai Fekitoa moving to inside centre. Jack Crowley gets the nod ahead of Joey Carbery at out-half with Casey in at scrum half. 

The front row contains Dave Kilcoyne, Scannell and Roman Salanoa. Snyman is paired with Jean Kleyn at second row, with O'Mahony captaining the team alongside John Hodnett and Gavin Coombes in the back row.

Munster's game with the Sharks has a 12.30pm kick-off in Durban and is live on BT Sport.

Munster: Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Malakai Fekitoa, Shane Daly; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Roman Salanoa; Jean Kleyn, RG Snyman; Peter O’Mahony (C), John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Josh Wycherley, Stephen Archer, Fineen Wycherley, Jack O’Donoghue, Conor Murray, Joey Carbery, Alex Kendellen.