Murray, Fekitoa and Nash return for URC Final

Munster’s Conor Murray after the Champions Cup defeat to Cell C Sharks last Saturday.

CONOR Murray, Malakai Fekitoa and Calvin Nash have all passed fitness tests and are named on the Munster team for tomorrow’s (Saturday) URC Grand Final against Stormers at a sold-out DHL Stadium, Cape Town.

Kick-off is 5.30pm.

There are three personnel changes and one positional switch to the side that brilliants won away to Leinster in the semi-final.

Murray, Fekitoa and Nash return to the side after completing their return to play protocols following the quarter-final against Glasgow.

Murray and Jack Crowley start together in the half-backs as Crowley moves from inside centre to out-half.

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Fekitoa resumes his centre partnership with Antoine Frisch in midfield as Nash joins full-back Mike Haley and Shane Daly to start in the back three.

The pack is unchanged with Captain Peter O’Mahony joined by John Hodnett and Gavin Coombes in the back row.

Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron and Stephen Archer pack down in the front row while Jean Kleyn and Tadhg Beirne start in the engine room.

RG Snyman joins the squad as a replacement.

Munster: Mike Haley; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Malakai Fekitoa, Shane Daly; Jack Crowley, Conor Murray; Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron, Stephen Archer; Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne; Peter O’Mahony (captain), John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Niall Scannell, Josh Wycherley, Roman Salanoa, RG Snyman, Alex Kendellen, Craig Casey, Ben Healy, Keith Earls.

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