Munster Team To Play Zebre
Paul O'Connell will start Munster's final game of the Rabo Direct Pro 12 season on Friday, when they play Zebre in Italy. He's just one of five survivors from the Heineken Cup semi final defeat to Clermont, Denis Hurley, Casey Laulala, Mike Sherry and Dave Kilcoyne also keep their places in the team. Sean Dougall returns to a senior side for the first time since March and is joined by Dave O'Callaghan and Paddy Butler in the backrow. Ian Keatley joins Laulala in the centre while JJ Hanrahan and Cathal Sheridan form the half-back pairing. Academy player Ronan O'Mahony gets his second Rabo start while James Cronin and Cian Bohane are named in the replacements. Munster: D Hurley; R O'Mahony, C Laulala, I Keatley, J Murphy; JJ Hanrahan, C Sheridan, D Kilcoyne, M Sherry, J Ryan; B Holland, P O'Connell; Dave O'Callaghan, S Dougall, P Butler. Replacements: D Varley, J Cronin, BJ Botha, I Nagle, N Ronan, D Williams, C Bohane, F Jones.
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