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Rowntree expects reaction as Munster depart for Durban

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Munster have been able to include hooker Niall Scannell and centre Antoine Frisch in their travelling squad for Saturday's Champions Cup Round of 16 meeting with the Cell C Sharks in Durban.The pair missed last weekend's United Rugby Championship defeat to the Glasgow Warriors, with Scannell having suffered a shoulder injury in their previous win against Scarlets, while Frisch injured his leg in training last week.They are part of a 28-man squad that will depart for Durban tonight, while Peter O'Mahony and Conor Murray are also also named in the touring group, having been rested after Ireland's Six Nations Grand Slam campaign.RG Snyman looks set to be involved again, named alongside Jean Kleyn and Fineen Wycherley as one of three specialist second rows in the group.The South African played another 20 minutes off the bench in Saturday's defeat, for what was the second game of his comeback from a career-threatening knee injury, and Rowntree says he's getting closer to a first Munster start since his debut in August 2021."Oh he's getting better," Rowntree said"The way our game has changed since he last played for us, he's had to get up to speed obviously coming back from injury, and he's a huge man.

That engine needs a bit of fine-tuning, but he's getting there."From what I've seen in our training data and what I'm seeing with my eyes, he's certainly getting fitter and fitter."The province saw their three-game winning run ended in spectacular fashion by the Warriors on Saturday, falling 31-0 behind against the Scottish side in an eventual 26-38 loss.In the immediate aftermath of that defeat, the Munster boss said they didn't give a true reflection of themselves in the opening 40 minutes at Thomond Park.And he's expecting a

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