Ryan Baird named in Leinster XV as Munster duo set for debut

Damian de Allende and RG Snyman named in Munster team for Aviva Stadium clash

Munster unlikely to recruit new 10 after Bleyendaal forced to call time on career

Neck problem forces New Zealand-born outhalf to retire from playing at the age of 29

Schooled in rugby, Crowley’s curve continues upwards with some quality guidance

Ireland under-20 outhalf bent the ear of Ronan O’Gara as part of his education as a No 10

Niall Scannell and Jack O’Donoghue ruled out of Ospreys clash

Munster head coach Johann van Grann has named his team for Saturday’s Pro14 match

Munster break Zebre resistance in second half

Munster keep pressure on Edinburgh at top of Conference B

Munster mood will be determined before kick-off

If Northampton win and Glasgow claim five-point haul, province’s cup campaign is over

In their hour of need, Munster can still believe

Pressure is on Van Graan’s men but they have the ability to produce on the day

JJ Hanrahan named in Munster team for trip to Paris

In the absence of Joey Carbery and Tyler Bleyendaal, his inclusion is crucial

Munster locked and loaded as big guns return for must-win Racing clash

Hanrahan set for inclusion while Farrell, Stander and Kleyn are all fit for Paris test

Rugby Stats: Pro14 player rotation could give provinces a boost over Top14 foes

Top 14 bears the reputation of a league that exacts huge physical toll on players

Leinster forge hard-earned victory to break fortress Thomond

Cullen’s team inflict Munster’s first Limerick defeat in 22 games across all competitions

Coming up short at home hurts error-prone Connacht all the more

Munster retain better possession and played territory through the kicking game of impressive Casey and his partner Hanrahan

Connacht bolstered by return of Tiernan O’Halloran for Munster encounter

Munster coach van Graan makes 10 changes to side that lost out to Saracens

Chastened Munster leave the champions’ lair with regrets

Vunipola brothers help Saracens up the ante following all-in melee in the third quarter

Munster up against it after losing at Saracens

Defending champions put on show of strength against Johann van Graan's visitors

Champions Saracens provide litmus test for new Munster

Trip to face the defending champions will be toughest test yet in Munster’s pool of death

Saracens make 12 changes for visit of Munster

John Ryan will make his 150th Munster appearance against Saracens on Saturday

Munster mix the old with the new in victory over Saracens

Early salvos a sign of hosts’ progress before weather turns second half into grim affair

Munster find themselves in must-win territory again as they brace for Saracens

McCall’s decision to leave number of big guns at home bodes well for province

JJ Hanrahan: ‘You have got to be able to get back on the horse’

Munster outhalf not dwelling on missed opportunity as champions Saracens arrive

New ground has been broken in Larkham's Munster revolution

‘New Munster’ show their width and wit as they draw with Racing 92 at Thomond Park

Munster could do with a racing start against old foes and friends

Van Graan’s men will have to bring their ‘A’ game to overcome talented French visitors

JJ Hanrahan remains a 'slight possibility' for Munster's European opener

Johann van Graan: 'We’ll give him every chance possibly for this weekend'

Munster and Connacht resources already stretched as European action looms

Western province facing a full-scale second row crisis after further injuries to O’Brien and Dillane

Van Graan and Munster braced for fresh challenges

Carbery’s absence a major blow as proud South African plots European campaign

Jed Holloway to make first Munster start against struggling Ospreys

Former Australian underage international one of five changes in team that lost to Cheetahs

Leinster, Munster and Connacht name their Pro14 teams

The Irish provinces begin their season this weekend, with three in action on Saturday

The Offload: Who is running Munster rugby right now?

Munster coaches depart for pastures new. Plus: anatomy of a Champions Cup defeat

Munster likely to be without Carbery and Earls for Connacht clash

Kilcoyne also a doubt for Pro14 clash having picked up an ankle injury against Saracens

Jack O’Donoghue returns to Munster XV for Zebre visit

There are seven changes to the Munster side that faced Scarlets three weeks ago

The Beirne identity: Tadhg feels the pull of the green

Superb form for Scarlets sealed a move to Munster and a coveted chance to play for Ireland

Johann van Graan: Munster’s re-signing of 12 players is ‘brilliant’

Renewed contracts come ahead of Champions Cup meetings with old foes Castres

Munster have extended 12 of their players’ contracts

John Ryan has signed a three-year deal, and the others have signed two-year extensions

Conor Murray is back in the Munster squad for Italian job

Munster and Ireland scrumhalf set to make his return for Sunday’s trip to take on Zebre

Munster's Conor Murray 'didn't go looking' for a move abroad

'I felt really happy here and it was an easy decision, a quick decision like my last contract'

Munster on the cusp of a complete performance

If Van Graan’s side deliver, Thomond will again seem an imposing fortress to Gloucester

Munster seek to redress away day blues in Glasgow

Glasgow proved tough opposition last season on their artificial Scotstoun surface

Tadhg Beirne among 23-man Munster squad for Glasgow trip

Joey Carbery and Jaco Taute are also among the replacements for Friday’s Pro14 clash

Extent of Conor Murray's injury remains top secret

No comment from Munster coach van Graan as most valuable player is sidelined for win

Munster hit the ground running against Cheetahs

Joey Carbery makes his first appearance in a Munster jersey in rout of South Africans

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