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Michael Scully

Munster welcome back key players as Joey Carbery fails to recover from hamstring injury for PRO14 quarter-final

Munster welcome back Conor Murray, Rory Scannell and Keith Earls for tomorrow's Guinness PRO14 quarter-final against Benetton at Thomond Park.

However Joey Carbery is not yet ready to return after recent hamstring trouble and Tyler Bleyendaal will continue at no 10.

Murray withdrew from last week's clash with Connacht with a neck issue in the warm-up before the game, while Earls failed in his race to return in time for the Champions Cup quarter-final defeat to Saracens.

Peter O’Mahony captains the side with three changes to the team that defeated Connacht.

Mike Haley starts at full-back with Andrew Conway and Earls on either flank.

Scannell and Chris Farrell pair up in the centres, with Murray and Tyler Bleyendaal in the half-backs.

Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell and Stephen Archer pack down in the front row.

Jean Kleyn and Tadhg Beirne start in the engine room with O’Mahony, Chris Cloete and CJ Stander completing the side in the back row. 

Meanwhile, Munster have confirmed that Duncan Williams, Mike Sherry, Dave O’Callaghan and James Hart will leave the province at the end of the season.

Their imminent departure follows the announcement that Ian Keatley, Stephen Fitzgerald and Jaco Taute are also departing.

Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Keith Earls; Tyler Bleyendaal, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne; Peter O’Mahony (C), Chris Cloete, CJ Stander.                

Replacements: Kevin O’Byrne, Jeremy Loughman, John Ryan, Billy Holland, Arno Botha, Alby Mathewson, JJ Hanrahan, Dan Goggin.

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