Munster make six changes to team to play Gloucester in Champions Cup

Munster have made six changes to the side that defeated Connacht last weekend with Mike Haley, Rory Scannell, Conor Murray, Dave Kilcoyne, Stephen Archer and CJ Stander all coming back into the side.

Haley will start at full-back with Andrew Conway and Keith Earls on the wings while Scannell comes back into the centres to partner Ireland international Chris Farrell. Meanwhile Conor Murray will pair up with Joey Carbery in the halves while in the forwards  Archer and Kilcoyne will pack in beside hooker Niall Scannell. Tadhg Beirne and Jean Kleyn round out the tight five and will join each other in the second-row while Chris Cloete misses out as he continues to recover from a neck injury sustained against Leinster. Peter O'Mahony captains the side with Tommy O'Donnell and Stander joining him in the backrow. Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Rory Scannell, Keith Earls; Joey Carbery, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer; Jean Kleyn, Tadhg Beirne; Peter O’Mahony (C), Tommy O’Donnell, CJ Stander. Replacements: Rhys Marshall, Jeremy Loughman, John Ryan, Billy Holland, Arno Botha, Alby Mathewson, Tyler Bleyendaal, Dan Goggin.