The two sides drew 17-17 in last season’s corresponding fixture; Munster have eight returning starters from that match to six from Castres. Munster must match their hosts’ physically up front, be aggressive in the collisions, in the tackle and in literally carrying the game to Castres, while maintaining a high tempo. Replacements: M A Railler, A Tichit, W Hounkpatin, C Samson, K Gimeno, R Ebherson, A Batille, L Radosavljevic. MUNSTER: M Haley; A Conway, S Arnold, R Scannell, K Earls; J Carbery, C Murray; D Kilcoyne, N Scannell, J Ryan; T Beirne, B Holland; P O’Mahony (capt), C Cloete, CJ Stander. Replacements: K O’Byrne, J Loughman, S Archer, F Wycherley, A Botha, A Mathewson, JJ Hanrahan, J Taute.

Source: The Irish Times December 15, 2018 00:56 UTC