Team news: Proud day for Scannell family as Niall to captain Munster

Niall will lead a team that includes his younger brother Rory and their cousin, Jack O'Sullivan.

Team news: Proud day for Scannell family as Niall to captain Munster

Niall Scannell will captain Munster for the first time as Johann van Graan makes six changes to his team to face Zebre at Stadio Giovanni Mari on Friday (7.35pm, Irish time) in the Guinness PRO14.

It will be another proud day for the Scannell family as Niall, who made his 100th Munster appearance in January, will lead a team that includes his younger brother Rory and their cousin, Jack O'Sullivan. It'll be 21-year-old O'Sullivan's second Munster start.

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