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Champions Cup team news: Boost for Munster as JJ Hanrahan to start against Racing

The Munster head coach was able to select JJ Hanahan as his starting fly-half to face Racing 92 in Sunday’s crucial Heineken Champions Cup pool clash at La Défense Arena.

Champions Cup team news: Boost for Munster as JJ Hanrahan to start against Racing

Fri, 10 Jan, 2020 - 12:29

Simon Lewis

- Additional reporting by Stephen Barry

At last, something is going Johann van Graan’s way after the Munster head coach was able to select JJ Hanahan as his starting fly-half to face Racing 92 in Sunday’s crucial Heineken Champions Cup pool clash at La Défense Arena.

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Courts Rugby Munster Rugby Place: La Défense Arena Place: Limerick Place: Shannon Place: Belfast Place: Thomond Park Person: JJ Hanrahan Person: JJ Hanahan Person: Stephen Barry Person: Johann van Graan Person: Hanrahan Person: van Graan Person: Ben Healy Person: Kerryman Person: Dave Kilcoyne Person: Stephen Archer Person: Jean Kleyn Person: Billy Holland Person: CJ Stander Person: Arno Botha Person: Jack O’Donoghue Person: Peter O’Mahony Person: Niall Scannell Person: Conor Murray Person: Rory Scannell Person: Joey Carbery Person: Tyler Bleyendaal Person: Chris Farrell Person: Mike Haley Person: Andrew Conway Person: Keith Earls Person: Craig Casey Person: Shane Daly Person: Donnacha Ryan Person: Laurent Travers Person: Boris Palu Person: Dominic Bird Person: Simon Zebo Person: Brice Dulin Person: Kevin O’Byrne Person: Jeremy Loughman Person: John Ryan Person: Chris Cloete Person: Dan Goggin Person: B Person: Dulin Person: T Thomas Person: V Vakatawa Person: J Imhoff Person: F Russell Person: T Iribaren Person: E Ben Arous Person: C Chat Person: B Tameifuna Person: B Palu Person: D Bird Person: W Lauret Person: B Le Roux Person: A Claassen Person: T Baubigny Person: H Kolingar Person: C Gomes Sa Person: D Ryan Person: F Sanconnie Person: M Machenaud Person: B Volavola Person: O Klemenczak Person: James Ryan Person: Devin Toner Person: Scott Fardy Person: Max Deegan Person: Caelan Doris Person: Jordan Larmour Person: Dave Kearney Person: Garry Ringrose Person: Robbie Henshaw Person: James Lowe Person: Ross Byrne Person: Luke McGrath Person: Cian Healy Person: James Tracy Person: Tadhg Furlong Person: Rhys Ruddock Person: Josh van der Flier Person: Sean Cronin Person: Peter Dooley Person: Andrew Porter Person: Ross Molony Person: Jamison Gibson-Park Person: Ciarán Frawley Person: Rob Kearney Person: Toby Arnold Person: Xavier Mignot Person: Ethan Dumortier Person: Thibaut Regard Person: Noa Nakaitaci Person: Jean-Marcellin Buttin Person: Jona Event: Heineken Champions Cup Event: Champions Cup Organisation: Munster Organisation: Racing Organisation: Racing 92 Organisation: Leinster Organisation: XV Organisation: Clermont Organisation: Lyon Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Connacht Organisation: Northampton

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