Beirne returns for Munster as Connacht make 14 changes

Munster head coach van Graan has made five changes, all in his forward pack

Tadhg Beirne at Munster squad training in UL this week. Picture: ©INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Tadhg Beirne will return to the Munster line-up for the first time since last December in a side named on Friday by Johann van Graan selected to face Connacht and secure a Guinness PRO14 semi-final berth on Sunday.

Head coach van Graan has made five changes, all in his forward pack, from the side which went down 27-25 to Leinster on Irish rugby’s return from the Covid-19 lockdown last Saturday night.