Casey captains Munster as McMillan hands Kelly debut in Scarlets clash

There are Munster debuts for Dan Kelly, named at outside centre following a summer move from Leicester Tigers, and a starting role at number 10 for JJ Hanrahan as he begins his third stint at his home province.

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 - 14:45

Simon Lewis

Craig Casey will captain Munster for Clayton McMillan’s first competitive game as the province’s head coach in Saturday’s URC season-opener at Scarlets.

Casey, who captained Ireland in the national side’s Tests on tour against Georgia and Portugal this summer, will lead Munster for the first time in the absence of club skipper Tadhg Beirne, who is on a delayed pre-season following the British & Irish Lions tour.