Penney makes seven changes ahead of Sarries showdown

Munster head coach Rob Penney has made seven changes to his starting XV from the side that took the field against Edinburgh in Round 2 for tomorrow’s Heineken Cup showdown with Saracens at Thomond Park (6pm).

Penney makes seven changes ahead of Sarries showdown
Fri, 07 Dec, 2012 - 12:13

Munster head coach Rob Penney has made seven changes to his starting XV from the side that took the field against Edinburgh in Round 2 for tomorrow’s Heineken Cup showdown with Saracens at Thomond Park (6pm).

Two of those changes are positional while three who start tomorrow, James Coughlan, Ronan O'Gara and Keith Earls were forced to miss the Edinburgh clash through injury.

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