ANTOINE FRISCH WILL start at outside centre and Graham Rowntree has included three current academy players in Munster’s matchday squad to face South Africa ‘A’ in a landmark fixture at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, on Thursday.
Over 41,000 people will flock to Leeside for what will be the highest-attended rugby game ever to take place in the southern province, and Rowntree has named as strong a Munster 23 lineup as possible with several of his frontline stars unavailable due to their national-team duties.
In all, there are seven changes to the already injury-depleted side which fell just short against Ulster at Thomond Park in the URC last Saturday week.
French-born midfielder Frisch makes his first start after recovering from a calf injury suffered during the Emerging Ireland tour of South Africa, while there is also a debut for Scotsman Kiran McDonald in the second row after he joined on a short-term deal last month.
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McDonald is partnered at lock by academy star Edwin Edogbo, who retains his place from the Ulster defeat.
Blackrock man Simon Zebo will fulfil a dream of lining out at the Páirc when he starts on the left wing, while Josh Wycherley, Roman Salanoa, Gavin Coombes and Ben Healy are also drafted into the starting XV. Out-half Healy will be partnered at half-back by Paddy Patterson.
Jack O’Donoghue captains the side from a back row which includes Coombes and John Hodnett.
Academy man Edwin Edogbo (L) starts again for the men in red. Dan Sheridan / INPHO
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Niall Scannell has completed return-to-play protocols and is included among the replacements. So too is marquee summer signing Malakai Fekitoa.
As well as Edogbo, lock/back-row hybrid Cian Hurley and outside back Patrick Campbell will represent Munster’s academy from the bench.
Former Munster players Jason Jenkins and Thomas du Toit, meanwhile, were included in a South African starting XV which was named earlier in the week.
Munster
15. Mike Haley
14. Shane Daly
13. Antoine Frisch
12. Rory Scannell
11. Simon Zebo
10. Ben Healy
9. Paddy Patterson
1. Josh Wycherley
2. Diarmuid Barron
3. Roman Salanoa
4. Edwin Edogbo
5. Kiran McDonald
6. Jack O’Donoghue (Captain)
7. John Hodnett
8. Gavin Coombes
Replacements:
16. Niall Scannell
17. Liam O’Connor
18. Keynan Knox
19. Cian Hurley
20. Alex Kendellen
21. Neil Cronin
22. Patrick Campbell
23. Malakai Fekitoa
South Africa ‘A’
15. Aphelele Fassi
14. Suleiman Hartzenberg
13. Henco van Wyk
12. Cornal Hendricks
11. Leolin Zas
10. Johan Goosen
9. Herschel Jantjies
1. Ntuthuko Mchunu
2. Joseph Dweba
3. Thomas du Toit (Captain)
4. Jason Jenkins
5. Ruan Nortje
6. Phepsi Buthelezi
7. Elrigh Louw
8. Jean-Luc du Preez
Replacements:
16. Andre-Hugo Venter
17. Simphiwe Matanzima
18. Sazi Sandi
19. Dan du Preez
20. Sikhumbuzo Notshe
21. Grant Williams
22. Sanele Nohamba
23. Gianni Lombard
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Frisch starts and three academy players included in Munster 23 to face South Africa
ANTOINE FRISCH WILL start at outside centre and Graham Rowntree has included three current academy players in Munster’s matchday squad to face South Africa ‘A’ in a landmark fixture at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, on Thursday.
Over 41,000 people will flock to Leeside for what will be the highest-attended rugby game ever to take place in the southern province, and Rowntree has named as strong a Munster 23 lineup as possible with several of his frontline stars unavailable due to their national-team duties.
In all, there are seven changes to the already injury-depleted side which fell just short against Ulster at Thomond Park in the URC last Saturday week.
French-born midfielder Frisch makes his first start after recovering from a calf injury suffered during the Emerging Ireland tour of South Africa, while there is also a debut for Scotsman Kiran McDonald in the second row after he joined on a short-term deal last month.
McDonald is partnered at lock by academy star Edwin Edogbo, who retains his place from the Ulster defeat.
Blackrock man Simon Zebo will fulfil a dream of lining out at the Páirc when he starts on the left wing, while Josh Wycherley, Roman Salanoa, Gavin Coombes and Ben Healy are also drafted into the starting XV. Out-half Healy will be partnered at half-back by Paddy Patterson.
Jack O’Donoghue captains the side from a back row which includes Coombes and John Hodnett.
Niall Scannell has completed return-to-play protocols and is included among the replacements. So too is marquee summer signing Malakai Fekitoa.
As well as Edogbo, lock/back-row hybrid Cian Hurley and outside back Patrick Campbell will represent Munster’s academy from the bench.
Former Munster players Jason Jenkins and Thomas du Toit, meanwhile, were included in a South African starting XV which was named earlier in the week.
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