Kelly set for Munster swansong as Connacht eye upset

TONIGHT’S Magners League match between Munster and Connacht at Musgrave Park (kick-off 7.30pm) will be tinged with emotion as a province bids farewell to one of its great servants.

John Kelly bows out at the apex of his career, and captains Munster in his 154th and final appearance for the province.

Kelly is entitled to take a bow in front of a sell-out Musgrave Park which will acclaim the 33-year-old for his farewell match. But he probably won’t with a game there to be won and valuable points at stake.