Malakai Fekitoa Dave Kilcoyne Graham Rowntree John Hodnett Mike Haley Jean Kleyn Diarmuid Barron Jack Odonoghue Shane Daly Josh Wycherley Jack Crowley Gavin Coombes Stephen Archer Alex Kendellen Rory Scannell Scotland Belfast United Rugby Championship Sport Rugby Malakai Fekitoa Dave Kilcoyne Graham Rowntree John Hodnett Mike Haley Jean Kleyn Diarmuid Barron Jack Odonoghue Shane Daly Josh Wycherley Jack Crowley Gavin Coombes Stephen Archer Alex Kendellen Rory Scannell Scotland Belfast

Ben Healy among six Munster changes for Lions visit

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Edinburgh-bound Ben Healy is one of six players drafted into Munster's starting line-up for tomorrow night's BKT United Rugby Championship visit of the Emirates Lions to Musgrave Park.The out-half, who will depart Munster at the end of the season for Scotland, comes in for Jack Crowley who is rested.Healy's try and conversion in the final minute against Ulster saw Munster win 15-14 in Belfast on Sunday, and he is one of six changes made to the side by Graham Rowntree, while there are also three positional switches in the starting XV.Paddy Patterson retains his place in the side at scrum-half, while Rory Scannell replaces Antoine Frisch in the centre, with Malakai Fekitoa shifting to the 13 shirt.Liam Coombes comes in for Keith Earls on the left wing, the Corkman making his first appearance since October, and partners Mike Haley and Shane Daly in the back three.In the pack, Josh Wycherley and Diarmuid Barron come into the front row to partner Roman Salanoa, while the injury to Kiran McDonald sees Gavin Coombes move into the second row, where he partners Jean Kleyn.John Hodnett returns from injury at openside flanker, with captain Jack O'Donoghue on the blindside, and Alex Kendellen moving across to number 8.Munster come into the game in ninth place in the URC table, one point back from Cardiff in eighth, while the Lions have fallen to 11th after back-to-back defeats against the Sharks and Stormers.Munster: Mike Haley; Shane Daly, Malakai Fekitoa, Rory Scannell, Liam Coombes; Ben Healy, Paddy Patterson; Josh Wycherley, Diarmuid Barron, Roman Salanoa; Jean Kleyn, Gavin Coombes; Jack O'Donoghue (capt), John Hodnett, Alex Kendellen.Replacements: Scott Buckley, Dave Kilcoyne, Stephen Archer, Cian Hurley, Jack O’Sullivan, Conor

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