Dougall and Holland return with Munster A

Senior flanker Sean Dougall returns to active service with Munster’s A’s tonight facing Nottingham as Mick O’Driscoll’s men look to bounce back from last week’s defeat by Worcester.

Dougall hasn’t featured in the senior side’s back row since his 66 minutes against the Ospreys late last month but gets a place on the bench while Johnny Holland, who hasn’t been seen since a bang to the shoulder against Zebre in September, starts at 10.

In all, O’Driscoll makes five changes to the side that was deprived of victory at Sixways last week in the dying moments as he continues to balance experience with the promise of youth from the academy and sub-academy.