TEAM | Crowley and Murray start together as Munster make five changes for Castres

THE Munster side has been named for Fridayโ€™s Champions Cup clash against Castres Olympique at Stade Pierre-Fabre.

There are five changes to the Munster side that defeated Ulster at Thomond Park on Saturday night.

Captain Peter Oโ€™Mahony returns after missing the Ulster win due to a leg strain with Andrew Conway, Keith Earls, Conor Murray and Jack Oโ€™Donoghue also coming into the side.

There is a positional switch for last weekโ€™s Player of the Match Tadhg Beirne as he moves to lock.

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Jack Crowley keeps his place at out-half and starts in the Champions Cup for the first time having made his European debut off the bench against Castres at Thomond Park last month.

23 October 2021; Jack Crowley of Munster during the United Rugby Championship match between Ospreys and Munster at Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales. Photo by Ben Evans/Sportsfile

Mike Haley starts at full-back with Conway and Earls on either flank.

Rory Scannell and Chris Farrell continue their centre partnership with Murray and Crowley in the half-backs.

The front row of Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell and Stephen Archer is unchanged with Fineen Wycherley and Beirne in the engine room.

Oโ€™Mahony, Oโ€™Donoghue and Gavin Coombes complete the starting XV.

Out-half Jake Flannery is in line to make his Champions Cup debut as a replacement with Jean Kleyn also included in the squad after missing out last week due to a knee injury.

Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Keith Earls; Jack Crowley, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Fineen Wycherley, Tadhg Beirne; Peter Oโ€™Mahony (C), Jack Oโ€™Donoghue, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Jeremy Loughman, John Ryan, Jean Kleyn, John Hodnett, Craig Casey, Jake Flannery, Shane Daly.

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