Kelly to captain Munster for Magners opener

John Kelly will captain Munster on the occasion of his 138th cap in their opening Magners League tie at the Cardiff Blues on Friday evening.

Thu, 31 Aug, 2006 - 18:03

John Kelly will captain Munster on the occasion of his 138th cap in their opening Magners League tie at the Cardiff Blues on Friday evening.

Ross Noonan and James Coughlan will start as novices in a weakened back row and, unusually, Munster may look to a strong backline, which includes newcomer James Downey and All Black legend Christian Cullen, to engineer victory.

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CourtsRugbyHeathrowPerson: KellyPerson: John KellyPerson: Ross NoonanPerson: James CoughlanPerson: James DowneyPerson: Christian CullenPerson: Shaun PaynePerson: Ian DowlingPerson: Jeremy ManningPerson: Tomás O’LearyPerson: Darragh HurleyPerson: Frank SheahanPerson: Federico PucciarielloPerson: Donnacha RyanPerson: Chris WyattPerson: John O’SullivanPerson: Sean CroninPerson: Tim RyanPerson: Shane O’ConnorPerson: Brendan CuttrissPerson: Gerry HurleyPerson: Eoghan HickeyPerson: Mossy LawlorEvent: Magners LeagueOrganisation: MunsterOrganisation: Cardiff Blues
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