McMillan backs experienced JJ Hanrahan to deliver on big European stage 

Munster's JJ Hanrahan. Pic: James Crombie/Inpho

Munster boss Clayton McMillan has "plumped for experience" in handing the fly-half reins to JJ Hanrahan for the province's Champions Cup opener against Premiership big guns Bath at the Rec. 

With Jack Crowley's absence through an ankle injury confirmed early on Friday, McMillan's choice for the vacant No. 10 jersey pitted JJ Hanrahan against Tony Butler, and given the magnitude of the game, the head coach and his coaching staff felt opting for the experience of 33-year-old Hanrahan was the right choice for the occasion, while Butler misses out on the matchday 23 altogether.