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Published 09:30 16 Dec 2019 GMT
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That was confirmed by Munster coach Johann van Graan after his side's Champions Cup loss to Saracens. The South African told reporters that he will only be able to use his 12 World Cup stars just once over the coming weeks.
Added to that, Munster lost Tadhg Beirne and John Ryan to injuries and Andrew Conway did not return to play after going off for a Head Injury Assessment. Munster also have the likes of Joey Carbery, Dave Kilcoyne, Jeremy Loughman, Rhys Marshall and Tyler Bleyendaal on the sidelines.
The provinces will now be faced with a choice - stacking the XV with internationals for a crucial fixture or spreading them out over the three games. The likelihood will be coaches focusing on the games in their PRO14 conferences. To that end, Leinster may go strong for their home game against Ulster, on Friday, while Connacht may go likewise for Saturday's visit of Munster to The Sportsground.
Ulster hooker Ron Herring flew out to Japan as a replacement for the injured Sean Cronin so he may be excluded from the designated rest period. Here are the players that are set to only feature once over the holiday period.
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