Peter O'Mahony returns to Munster side as Rowntree makes eight changes for Dragons clash

Academy lock Edwin Edogbo is set for his competitive Munster debut off the bench while Ireland Test stars Tadhg Beirne and Joey Carbery are also in line for their first appearances of the season.

SKIPPER: Peter O'Mahony of Munster. Photo by Diarmuid Greene/Sportsfile

Peter O’Mahony will return to lead Munster at Dragons on Sunday (3pm) after Graham Rowntree made eight changes to the starting side which lost at Cardiff in the opening round of the BKT United Rugby Championship last Saturday.

O’Mahony, one of the heroes of Ireland’s Test series win against the All Blacks in New Zealand this summer, is one of several seasonal debutants in a Munster side looking to get their URC campaign up and running with a first victory following last weekend’s 20-13 reverse.