Hurley to captain munster

Denis Hurley will captain Munster in Saturday's Guiness Pro12 game against Cardiff Blues on Saturday at 7.35pm. Anthony Foley's team also includes the international duo of Ian Keatley and Keith Earls, who don't feature in Ireland's match-day squad for the Six Nations game against France in Dublin.

Round 14 of the Guinness PRO12 sees Munster play their first game at the newly redeveloped Irish Independent Park. Currently in his ninth season with Munster, Denis Hurley signed a one-year contract extension in January that will see him remain with the province until June 2016. The Cork-man captains the side for the first time on his 145th appearance. Meanwhile academy player Jack O'Donoghue will make his first PRO12 start for the province.

Munster: JJ Hanrahan; Andrew Conway, Keith Earls, Denis Hurley Capt., Ronan O'Mahony; Ian Keatley, Duncan Williams; John Ryan, Eusebio Guinazu, BJ Botha; Donncha O'Callaghan, Billy Holland; Sean Dougall, Dave O'Callaghan, Jack O'Donoghue. Replacements: Niall Scannell, Dave Kilcoyne, Stephen Archer, Shane Buckley, Paddy Butler, Neil Cronin, Rory Scannell, Ivan Dineen.