Joey Carbery Malakai Fekitoa Conor Murray Dave Kilcoyne Niall Scannell Graham Rowntree Craig Casey Peter Omahony John Hodnett Tadhg Beirne Jean Kleyn Jeremy Loughman Diarmuid Barron Jack Odonoghue Calvin Nash Shane Daly Gavin Coombes Stephen Archer Leinster Rugby Tom Ahern Ireland Sport Rugby Joey Carbery Malakai Fekitoa Conor Murray Dave Kilcoyne Niall Scannell Graham Rowntree Craig Casey Peter Omahony John Hodnett Tadhg Beirne Jean Kleyn Jeremy Loughman Diarmuid Barron Jack Odonoghue Calvin Nash Shane Daly Gavin Coombes Stephen Archer Leinster Rugby Tom Ahern Ireland

URC team news: Carbery back at 10 for Munster, six changes for Ulster

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Joey Carbery will make his first out-half start of the season in tomorrow night's BKT United Rugby Championship meeting with the Bulls at Thomond Park.Head coach Graham Rowntree has made six changes to his side following last weekend's 20-11 defeat to Connacht at the Sportsground, while there are also a number of positional changes across the starting team.The province have been boosted by the return of their Emerging Ireland contingent, with seven of that crop included in the matchday 23.Shane Daly and Calvin Nash both start on the wings, while Patrick Campbell moves to his more natural home at full-back.Carbery, who started last week's game in Galway in the 15 shirt, is restored to out-half, as Ben Healy drops out, with Craig Casey starting ahead of Conor Murray.The centre pairing of Dan Goggin and Malakai Fekitoa continues for the fourth game in a row.In the pack, Niall Scannell continues at hooker, with a change of props as Jeremy Loughman and Stephen Archer start.Edwin Edogbo makes his first start for the province, having featured in each of the last three games off the bench, partnering Jean Kleyn at lock.Tadhg Beirne drops back to blindside flanker at the expense of Jack O'Donoghue, joining Gavin Coombes and Peter O'Mahony in the back row, the latter being passed fit after a neck injury.O'Donoghue, Tom Ahern, Dave Kilcoyne, Conor Murray and John Hodnett are among a strong bench, with Rowntree opting for a 6:2 split in his subs.Munster: Patrick Campbell; Calvin Nash, Malakai Fekitoa, Dan Goggin, Shane Daly; Joey Carbery, Craig Casey; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Jean Kleyn, Edwin Edogbo; Tadhg Beirne, Peter O'Mahony (capt), Gavin Coombes.Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Dave Kilcoyne, Roman

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