Veteran scrum-half Conor Murray has returned home to Ireland midway through Munster's tour of South Africa for personal reasons.
Ireland wing Mack Hansen is ready to make his return from injury on Saturday after over eight months on the sidelines.
Ulster will be boosted on Friday by the return of some of their World Cup players for their clash against United Rugby Championship winners Munster at the Kingspan Stadium.
Every team in the URC has been busy sorting transfers ahead of the upcoming summer break. The Irish provinces have been using their academies...
Wednesday has turned out to be a very good news day for Munster as Simon Zebo has escaped a ban following his United Rugby Championship red card while Springboks lock RG Snyman is one of five players to agree on fresh contracts.
Fresh from their exciting round one win at Wasps, Munster have named their team for their second round Champions Cup game versus Castres.
The depth of the Munster squad will be severely tested when they take on Wasps in the opening round of the Champions Cup this Sunday.
Leicester Tigers continue to blaze a trail in the Premiership, while Munster and Cardiff scramble to prepare for Europe after South Africa fallout
The teams are all in for this weekend's round two action in the Guinness PRO14 following a week in which Ireland, Wales and Italy named Six Nations squads.
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