Munster Rugby name team for crunch Champions Cup clash with Exeter

MUNSTER head coach Graham Rowntree has made six changes for their Investec Champions Cup tie with Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Sunday.

Into the starting lineup come Shane Daly, Antoine Frisch, Craig Casey, Diarmuid Barron, Stephen Archer and Jack O'Donoghue from the team that drew with Bayonne last time out. However, Fineen Wycherley, Peter O'Mahony and Edwin Edogbo have not recovered in time from injury to make the trip.

Daly comes into the team at full back with Calvin Nash moving to the wing. Sean O'Brien keeps his place with Shay McCarthy dropping out of the squad.

Frisch returns at centre alongside Alex Nankivell with Casey coming in at scrum half in place of Conor Murray, who drops to the bench. Jack Crowley is named at out half.

Jeremy Loughman is the only player to keep his place in the front row from the Bayonne game. Barron and Archer come in for Scott Buckley and John Ryan. 

Gavin Coombes has been named in in the second row next to captain Tadhg Beirne, with Thomas Ahern and John Hodnett joined in the back row by O'Donoghue.

Munster v Exeter has a 1pm start on Sunday.

MUNSTER: Shane Daly; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Alex Nankivell, Seán O’Brien; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron, Stephen Archer; Gavin Coombes, Tadhg Beirne (C); Tom Ahern, John Hodnett, Jack O’Donoghue.

Replacements: Eoghan Clarke, Josh Wycherley, Oli Jager, Brian Gleeson, Alex Kendellen, Conor Murray, Rory Scannell, Ben O’Connor.