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Jack O' Donoghue starts for Munster in Ospreys Clash

Jack O' Donoghue starts for Munster in Ospreys Clash
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Johann Van Graan has named his team to travel to Wales for this Saturday's United Rugby Championship Clash with Ospreys.

Waterford native Jack O' Donoghue starts in the back row alongside Peter O' Mahony and Tadhg Beirne.

The head coach has made eight changes to the side who beat Connacht last weekend, with three of those changes in the forwards, with O' Donoghue, Jeremy Loughman, and Fineen Wycherley all coming into the pack.

John Hodnett has been named on the bench and could make his first appearance in some time, having spent recent weeks playing for UCC.

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British and Irish Lion Conor Murray is named among the replacements and could feature in his first game since the summer tour, while World Cup and Lions Tour winner Damien de Allende also looks likely to get his first game time in the URC.

The team in full is as follows:

Matt Gallagher; Andrew Conway, Liam Coombes, Dan Goggin, Shane Daly; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley; Tadhg Beirne, Peter O’Mahony (C), Jack O’Donoghue.

Replacements: Kevin O’Byrne, Josh Wycherley, Keynan Knox, Gavin Coombes, John Hodnett, Conor Murray, Ben Healy, Damian de Allende.

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The action kicks off in Swansea tomorrow at 7.35 and the game will be live on RTE.

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