Three Munster Rugby players named on URC Team of the Season

THREE MUNSTER Rugby players have all been named on the URC team of the season. Craig Casey, Tom Farrell and Tadgh Beirne have all been included in the in URC Elite XV Selection. 

Casey, Beirne and Farrell all had standout seasons for Munster. Tom Farrell has been rewarded with the playmaker award for his monumental effort this season.

Former Munster Rugby player RG Snynman and Leinster's Jamie Osborne have also been named on the URC team of the season. 

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The Elite XV is determined by a media vote and players must have made at least nine appearances to be considered, with the media panel provided a shortlist of 10 per position by URC StatMaster.

The selection features three players each from the Vodacom Bulls and Munster Rugby, including Playmaker award winner Tom Farrell and Next-Gen Player of the Season, Cameron Hanekom.

No less than nine teams are represented in the XV, with the likes of Edinburgh’s Darcy Graham, Scarlets winger Blair Murray and Hollywoodbets Sharks centre Andre Esterhuizen also all making the cut.

Tadhg Beirne, Cameron Hanekom and Wilco Louw all make the Elite XV for the second season in-a-row.

Elite XV

15. Jamie Osborne (Leinster Rugby)

14. Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby)

13. Tom Farrell (Munster Rugby)

12. Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks)

11. Blair Murray (Scarlets)

10. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers)

9. Craig Casey (Munster Rugby)

1. Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls)

2. Marnus van der Merwe (Scarlets)

3. Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls)

4. RG Snyman (Leinster Rugby)

5. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby)

6. Jac Morgan (Ospreys)

7. Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors)

8. Cameron Hanekom (Vodacom Bulls)