Rowntree hands Butler the out-half reins as Carbery set for surgery

Summer signings Alex Nankivell and Seán O’Brien make their first starts, while there is a place on the bench for former Cork and St Finbarr's hurler Ben O'Connor. 

NEXT MAN UP: Tony Butler. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

Academy fly-half Tony Butler is set to make his first senior start for Munster against BKT URC rivals Dragons in Cork on Saturday after the province revealed Joey Carbery is set for surgery on an injured wrist.

Carbery’s omission from the Musgrave Park clash comes following an injury sustained during last Sunday’s 13-13 draw at Benetton.