With many of his first choice players unavailable for selection due to International duty, Alan Gaffney has made many changes to his side ahead of Friday’s match against The Borders at Musgrave Park.


Mike Mullins, Alan Quinlan and Eoin Reddan all return to the team but the most notable starter is Paul Devlin, the rugby league convert, who makes his first start from the province, having made his debut coming on as a substitute during the Cardiff game earlier in the season.


Christian Cullen has been given a rest, having played in every one of Munster’s games this season. Shaun Payne will play at full-back in his place. Due to Cork City’s crucial Eircom League match at Turners Cross, the Munster match has been moved to an earlier kick off time of 6:45

Munster (V The Borders): S Payne; M Lawlor, M Mullins, R Henderson, P Devlin; P Burke, E Reddan; F Roche, J Blaney, G McIlwham, T Hogan, T Bowman, S Keogh, A Quinlan, J Williams.


Replacements: M Storey, D Fogarty, T Hayes, J O’Connor, M Prendergast, J Holland, M McPhail.

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