Munster Rugby and the IRFU have confirmed that Michael Milne and Lee Barron have joined the 2023 URC champions on loan from Leinster until the end of the season ahead of their permanent moves to the province in the summer.
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It was earlier in January when RugbyPass exclusively reported that loosehead Milne and hooker Barron were set for moves to Limerick from Dublin and their summer 2025 transfers have now been rubber stamped.
Ahead of the highly anticipated URC matchup between Leinster and Munster, both teams have welcomed back multiple players to their starting lineup.
Munster’s injury list is once again filling up, this time around former junior Springbok Thaakir Abrahams finds himself facing some time on the sideline after sustaining another injury.
The veteran back-rower and tighthead Oli Jager were starters in last Saturday’s rain-sodden win over Ospreys.