Munster 'A' Head Coach Mick O'Driscoll has named his side to face Ulster Ravens in the first interprovincial of the season at Nenagh Ormond RFC tomorrow afternoon - KO 4:30pm.
With the current break in Guinness PRO12 action, O'Driscoll is able to call on the services of 12 senior representatives alongside emerging talents from both the Munster Rugby Academy and club game.
Dolphin loosehead
Peter McCabe joins
Kevin O'Byrne and
Stephen Archer in the front row while Waterford native and current Lansdowne player
Joe McSwiney partners the returning
Donnacha Ryan in the second row. The game marks Ryan's second outing since rehabbing a foot injury that kept him out of competitive action for almost a year.
An all-senior back row sees
Shane Buckley,
Sean Dougall and
Paddy Butler line out at 6, 7 and 8 respectively.
Garryowen scrum-half
Neil Cronin teams up with academy fly-half and captain
Rory Scannell in the half backs while
Ivan Dineen brings a wealth of experience to the midfield, lining out alongside academy centre
Dan Goggin.
An all-senior back three sees wingers
Luke O'Dea and
Andrew Conway joined by returning full-back
Johne Murphy. Murphy has not featured for the province since sustaining a broken bone in his hand during training in January.
Munster A: Johne Murphy; Andew Conway, Dan Goggin, Ivan Dineen, Luke O'Dea; Rory Scannell - capt., Neil Cronin; Peter McCabe, Kevin O'Byrne, Stephen Archer; Joe McSwiney, Donnacha Ryan; Shane Buckley, Sean Dougall, Paddy Butler.
Replacements: Niall Scannell, Liam O'Connor (Cork Constitution), John Ryan, Frank Bradshaw Ryan (Shannon), Ben Kilkenny (Young Munster), Jamie Glynn (Academy), Dave Johnston (Academy), Diarmuid McCarthy (Young Munster), Darren Sweetnam (Academy).
Munster 'A' v Ulster Ravens, Thursday March 19th 2015 at Nenagh Ormond RFC - KO 4:30pm. Please note that
admission is free to all so come along and show your support for the men in red!
