Hodnett returns as Munster make seven changes for Connacht clash 

Jack O’Donoghue will lead Munster from the back row at Thomond Park on Saturday as he shifts from openside to blindside flanker to accommodate Hodnett, who has recovered from a facial injury sustained in pre-season
Hodnett returns as Munster make seven changes for Connacht clash 

WARMING UP: John Hodnett during a Munster Rugby squad training session at the University of Limerick in Limerick. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

John Hodnett and Diarmuid Kilgallen are set for their first appearances of the season as two of seven changes to a winning Munster side for Saturday’s visit of Connacht to Thomond Park for a URC Round Five derby.

Jack O’Donoghue leads Munster from the back row as he shifts from openside to blindside flanker to accommodate Hodnett, who has recovered from a facial injury sustained in pre-season. Alex Nankivell, JJ Hanrahan, Lee Barron, Jean Kleyn and Gavin Coombes all step up to starting places after featuring as replacements in last Saturday’s 31-14 bonus-point derby win over Leinster while Kilgallen has recovered from the ankle injury that forced him out of the first four games to start on the right wing.

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