Scrum-half woes for Munster 'A' coach Peter Malone

Scrum-half issues further up the chain have impacted on Munster A head coach Peter Malone’s selection for the visit of Dragons A to Cork this afternoon for this Celtic Cup third round game (5:30pm).

Injuries to both Conor Murray and James Hart has seen Jack Stafford, the starting No. 9 in last Saturday’s 52-7 demolition of Ospreys Development, being promoted to the senior bench for the PRO14 trip to Cardiff Blues with Malone calling on UCC’s John Poland to start at Musgrave Park with Newcastle West’s school-age half-back Charlie O’Doherty as back-up.