Veteran scrum-half Conor Murray has returned home to Ireland midway through Munster's tour of South Africa for personal reasons.
Olympian Zac Ward is set to start on the wing for Emerging Ireland on Wednesday against the Pumas in Bloemfontein.
Munster has named their team for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship opener against Connacht with new signings Thaakir Abrahams, Tom Farrell, and Billy Burns set to make their debuts.
World Cup-winning Springbok Jean Kleyn is poised to make his return to action for the first time since November last year after recovering from an eye injury.
New signing Billy Burns is set to make his Munster debut against Bath later today in a pre-season friendly at The Rec.
Munster have announced the signing of Garryowen centre Bryan Fitzgerald on a three-month deal ahead of the new season.
The 34-year-old ex-Ireland international decided not to continue playing in 2024/25, paving the way for the club to rubber-stamp the arrival of Abrahams, a player whose style of play has drawn comparisons with Cheslin Kolbe.
Munster have been boosted by the return of plenty of international players ahead of their two-match tour of South Africa.
Munster lock RG Snyman is set to make his first appearance for the province this season against the Scarlets at the Parc y Scarlets on Friday in the United Rugby Championship.
Final-quarter tries from Andrew Conway and Ethan Coughlan earned Munster a 34-21 bonus-point win over the Hollywoodbets Sharks as they made a successful start to their BKT United Rugby Championship title defence at Thomond Park.
