Ireland scrum-half Craig Casey has passed fit to face Castres in Munster’s must-win Champions Cup pool finale at Thomond Park on Saturday (5:30pm). Instead, Coughlan retains the place among the replacements he took when Paddy Patterson was injured during the warm-up in Toulon with Casey starting alongside fly-half Jack Crowley. Edwin Edogbo and Brian Gleeson provide some powerful forward cover with Coughlan, JJ Hanrahan and Dan Kelly continuing as the backline replacements. MUNSTER (v Castres): Shane Daly; Thaakir Abrahams, Tom Farrell, Alex Nankivell, Ben O’Connor; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Michael Ala’alatoa; Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley; Tadhg Beirne - captain, Jack O’Donoghue, Gavin Coombes. Replacements: Lee Barron, Michael Milne, Oli Jager, Edwin Edogbo, Brian Gleeson, Ethan Coughlan, JJ Hanrahan, Dan Kelly.

Source: Irish Examiner January 16, 2026 15:00 UTC