Munster head coach Graham Rowntree has made six changes to the side that faced Castres, with notable additions including John Ryan, Tom Ahern, Jack O'Donoghue, and Gavin Coombes to the pack. Meanwhile, Ulster welcome back scrumhalf John Cooney and could see young outhalf Jack Murphy make his debut.
John Cooney returns to the Ulster side after a hamstring injury for the URC game against Munster in Belfast on Friday night. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho URC : Ulster v Munster , Kingspan Stadium, Friday, 7.35 – Live on TG4 & Premier Sports
Cooney makes his return from a hamstring injury to start alongside Aidan Morgan at halfback in an otherwise unchanged backline from the defeat to Bordeaux Bègles in the Champions Cup. In the secondrow, Alan O’Connor comes into the side in place of Iain Henderson and also takes over the captaincy.Leinster coach Jacques Nienaber hails contract extension for James Ryan
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