Calvin Nash returns from the illness that forced him out of last Saturday’s 13-8 league defeat at Thomond Park and is one of four changes in the backline. The same protocols apply to captain Tadhg Beirne, with the starting forward pack refreshed by the inclusion of matchday skipper Diarmuid Barron, Josh Wycherley, Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley, John Hodnett and Alex Kendellen. The 21-year-old is named among the replacements, alongside Jack O’Donoghue, as Munster opt for a five-three split on the bench. MUNSTER: Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Dan Kelly, Alex Nankivell, Thaakir Abrahams; JJ Hanrahan, Paddy Patterson; Josh Wycherley, Diarmuid Barron (C), Michael Ala’alatoa; Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley; Tom Ahern, John Hodnett, Alex Kendellen. Replacements: Lee Barron, Jeremy Loughman, Conor Bartley, Jack O’Donoghue, Brian Gleeson, Ethan Coughlan, Tony Butler, Seán O’Brien.
