Munster have made four changes to their starting XV for Saturday’s Vodacom URC match against the Vodacom Bulls at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Hooker Niall Scannell, loose forwards Tom Ahern and Alex Kendellen, and wing Sean O’Brien all come into the side.

Hooker Lee Barron is included among the replacements having joined Munster ahead of schedule on loan from Leinster this week, while wing Diarmuid Kilgallen is set for his first appearance since February.

Munster, coming off a 47-29 Champions Cup quarter-final defeat to Bordeaux, are fifth on the Vodacom URC log with seven wins from 14 matches.

TEAM: Bulls’ big guns take aim at Munster

MUNSTER – 15 Thaakir Abrahams, 14 Sean O’Brien, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Andrew Smith, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Alex Kendellen, 7 Peter O’Mahony, 6 Tom Ahern, 5 Tadhg Beirne (c), 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Oli Jager, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Josh Wycherley.
Bench: 16 Lee Barron, 17 Mark Donnelly, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Fineen Wycherley, 20 Jack O’Donoghue, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 23 Ruadhan Quinn.

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