Irish internationals named in Munster side to face Kings

Munster head coach Johann van Graan has made seven changes to his team that plays the Southern Kings at Musgrave Park tomorrow night.

Tyler Bleyendaal captains the team that sees five internationals named with Chris Farrell, Andrew Conway, Niall Scannell, John Ryan and Billy Holland returning.

Elsewhere, Mike Haley is named at full back and will be flanked on either side by Conway and Darren Sweetnam.

Rory Scannell is joined at centre by Farrell after his impressive display for Ireland against Scotland last week.

Bleyendaal plays his first game this season in the number 10 position and is partnered at half back by Neil Cronin.

Jeremy Loughman packs down with Niall Scannell and John Ryan in the front row, with Holland and Kleyn forming a solid second row pairing.

Chris Cloete returns to the back row for the first time since December after recovering from a neck injury alongside Fineen Wycherley and Arno Botha. Munster’s game with the Kings has a 7:35pm kick off and is love on eirSport1.

MUNSTER: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Darren Sweetnam; Tyler Bleyendaal, Neil Cronin; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Billy Holland; Fineen Wycherley, Chris Cloete, Arno Botha.

Replacements: Rhys Marshall, Liam O’Connor, Stephen Archer, Darren O’Shea, Gavin Coombes, Alby Mathewson, JJ Hanrahan, Dan Goggin.