Rowntree includes Coombes and Conway in strong Munster squad to face Leinster in pre-season opener

BACK IN RED: Gavin Coombes. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Munster head coach Graham Rowntree has included Gavin Coombes and injury returnee Andrew Conway in his starting 15 for the province's pre-season fixture against Leinster at Musgrave Park this Friday night (Kick-off, 6pm).

Coombes and winger Calvin Nash, both culled from Andy Farrell's Irish squad prior to the World Cup, start in what is a strong Munster outfit. Coombes won't wear his usual No. 8, however, as he is named alongside fellow West Cork native Fineen Wycherley in the second-row.