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.
Zebre Parma made history by securing their first-ever victory over Munster with a 42-33 bonus-point win in the United Rugby Championship.
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.
The Ireland Sevens captain has led a life less ordinary as he's travelled the world and has his sights set on Olympics glory
Munster Rugby's reign as the BKT URC champions came to an abrupt end as they lost at home to the Glasgow Warriors 17 - 10. Here is how the Munster players fared in the loss.
Robert Baloucoune, Caolin Blade, Shane Daly and Max Deegan are the four players previously capped by Andy Farrell at Test level with Ireland who have been named in the 35-man Emerging Ireland squad.
With the contracting moratorium over at the IRFU, Munster have announced eight extensions - including uncapped Ireland sub Craig Casey.
Overwhelmed by a dominant England last Saturday in London, Ireland have made nine changes to their Nations Cup starting line-up vs Georgia.
