Munster Rugby secured a 33 – 7 victory over Stade Francais at Thomond Park to get their Investec Champions Cup campaign off to the perfect start.
Munster returned to winning ways in the United Rugby Championship a month on from Graham Rowntree’s departure with a 17-10 victory.
Veteran scrum-half Conor Murray has returned home to Ireland midway through Munster's tour of South Africa for personal reasons.
The veteran back-rower and tighthead Oli Jager were starters in last Saturday’s rain-sodden win over Ospreys.
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.
Munster player ratings: The men in red have catastrophically fumbled what should have been a routine win against a plucky Northampton Saints side who found a way to win despite being down to 14 men for much of the contest.
Munster have named their team to host Leinster in the sold out URC Interpro derby on St Stephen's Day, Tuesday December 26.
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.
