Tadhg Beirne returns to captain a full-strength Munster line-up for Saturday’s URC interprovincial derby against Leinster at a sold-out Thomond Park as the champions travel to Limerick with Caelan Doris and Andrew Porter among their returnees. Another change from the matchday squad which secured a 26-10 bonus-point win over Ospreys comes on the bench as tighthead prop John Ryan is named to likely make his 250th Munster appearance. MUNSTER: S Daly; C Nash, T Farrell, A Nankivell, T Abrahams; J Crowley, C Casey; M Milne, L Barron, M Ala'alatoa; E Edogbo, T Ahern; T Beirne (C), J O'Donoghue, G Coombes. Replacements: D Barron, J Loughman, J Ryan, J Kleyn, F Wycherley, P Patterson, D Kelly, J Hodnett. LEINSTER: C Frawley, T O'Brien, R Ioane, R Henshaw, J Lowe, H Byrne, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, R Kelleher, T Clarkson, J McCarthy, J Ryan, M Deegan, J van der Flier, C Doris (C).

Source: Irish Examiner December 24, 2025 15:26 UTC