Rassie Erasmus has selected  40 players that will be eligible to compete in the first rounds of fixtures.

New signing Chris Cloete and Gerbradt Grobler are included along with some familiar faces and some new academy prospects such as Sean O’Connor and Bill Johnston.

Some notable exclusions include the injured Conor Oliver and Dan Goggin, whilst development contract player Stephen Fitzgerald and Shannon hooker Duncan Casey have also been left out of the squad.

The pools for the 2017/2018 season

Munster begin their Champions cup campaign in less than three weeks time when they travel to France to take on Castres at the Pierre-Antoine Stadium on Sunday October 15th.

Here is Munster European Champions Cup side in full

Archer Stephen, Arnold Sam, Bleyendaal Tyler, Cloete Chris, Conway Andrew, Copeland Robin, Cronin James, Earls Keith, Farrell Chris, Grobler Gerbrandt, Hanrahan JJ, Hart James, Holland Billy, Johnston Bill, Keatley Ian, Kilcoyne Dave, Kleyn Jean, Marshall Rhys, Murray Conor, O’Byrne Kevin, O’Callaghan Dave, O’Connor Liam, O’Connor Sean, O’Donnell Tommy, O’Donoghue Jack, O’Mahony Peter, O’Mahony Ronan, O’Shea Darren, Parker Ciaran Ryan John, Scannell Niall, Scannell Rory, Scott Brian, Stander CJ, Sweetnam Darren, Taute Jaco, Williams Duncan, Wootton Alex, Wycherly Fineen, Zebo Simon.