de Allende and Snyman start for Munster

Inside centre de Allende has been picked in an exciting backline anchored by Conor Murray and JJ Hanrahan as Munster attempt to close in on top spot in Conference B with two games remaining before the play-offs

World Cup winners Damian de Allende and RG Snyman will make their Munster debuts against Leinster on Saturday when the Guinness PRO14 resumes on Irish soil at Aviva Stadium.

The South African pair, both of whom played in the Springboks’ World Cup final win over England in Japan last November, joined from Japanese clubs in the summer and will be unleashed by head coach Johann van Graan at the first opportunity for Munster’s first game in six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.