Boost for Munster as Conor Murray set for return from injury lay-off

Conor Murray is set to make his Munster return this weekend.

The star scrum-half has been named on the bench for Sunday's Pro 14 match against Zebre in Italy.

Murray has been struggling with a troublesome neck injury since Ireland's Summer Tour to Australia.

Chris Farrell and Conor Oliver also return to the match-day squad, while Ronan O'Mahony will make his first appearance of the season on the wing.

📣 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT

Munster squad named for Guinness PRO14 encounter with @ZebreRugby on Sunday.

@ConorMurray_9, @Farrell_C93, @ConorOliver & @RonanOMahony1 all return with a first PRO14 start for Gavin Coombes.

Full details >> https://t.co/eot47xNPIP#ZEBvMUN #SUAF 🔴 pic.twitter.com/76x7g50zuq

— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) November 23, 2018

Farrell has been out of action since injuring his knee while training with Ireland during the Six Nations in March.

Munster: Mike Haley; Ronan O’Mahony; Rory Scannell, Tyler Bleyendaal (C); Alex Wootton; JJ Hanrahan, Neil Cronin; Jeremy Loughman, Kevin O’Byrne, Stephen Archer; Fineen Wycherley, Darren O’Shea; Gavin Coombes, Chris Cloete, Arno Botha.

Replacements: Mike Sherry, Brian Scott, Ciaran Parker, Sean O’Connor, Conor Oliver, Conor Murray, Bill Johnston, Chris Farrell.