A youthful Munster squad including 12 Academy members has been named for Friday night’s mid-season clash against Leicester Tigers at Mattioli Woods Welford Road (7.30pm).
UCC RFC lock Conor Ryan and Old Crescent RFC back three player Jed O’Dwyer are also both included with O’Dwyer set for his first senior appearance having come up through the ranks at Old Crescent and Crescent College Comprehensive.
Ben O’Connor, Patrick Campbell and Shay McCarthy start in the back three. Campbell is in line for his first Munster appearance since pre-season after recovering from a shoulder injury.
Ben Brownlee, who has been training with the squad for the past number of weeks, and Gordon Wood…