Munster who are being coached by Niall McDermott with Colm McMahon (Forwards Coach) and Mark Butler (Backs Coach) this season, have played two warm up games beating London Irish Amateurs 40- 31 and losing to Millfield School 19-5.

Sean McNulty (Rockwell College) is the only survivor from last season’s team but Gearoid Lyons (Crescent Comprehensive), Steve McMahon (Rockwell College) and Greg O’Shea (Crescent Comprehensive) who are selected as replacements were capped by Munster last year.

Munster will play Leinster in Thomond Park on Wednesday 12th September with a 3.00 kick off and complete their campaign with a game against Ulster at Ravenhill on Saturday 22nd September with a 1.30 kick off.

Teams:
Munster: Ben Riley (Rockwell College); Cormac Blake (Crescent Comprehensive), Jack Boland (Glenstal Abbey), Ben Kilkenny (St. Munchin’s), David St Ledger (Presentation Brothers College); Morgan Carey (Presentation Brothers College), Stephen McCarthy (Presentation Brothers College); Liam O’Connor (Christian Brothers College), Sean McNulty (Rockwell College), Luke O’Halloran (St. Munchin’s College); Mike O’Donnell (Crescent Comprehensive), Liam McMahon (Crescent Comprehensive); Denis O’Connell (Rockwell College), Frank Bradshaw Ryan (Ard Scoil Ris), Dylan Lane (Presentation Brothers College).
Replacements: Ed Barry (Crescent Comprehensive), Gearoid Lyons (Crescent Comprehensive), Conor Flanagan (Presentation Brothers College), Steve McMahon (Rockwell College), Edward O’Keeffe (St. Munchin’s College), Thomas Quinlan (Christian Brothers College), Robbie Deegan (Ard Scoil Ris), J.J. O’Neill (Crescent Comprehensive), Greg O’Shea (Crescent Comprehensive), Aidan Moynihan (Rockwell College), Stephen Fitzgerald Ard Scoil Ris);

Connacht: Cathal Evans (St Joseph's Patrician College, Galway); Finn Stoneman (Coláiste Éinde, Galway), Conor Lowndes (Coláiste Iognáid, Galway), Dwayne Corcoran (Rice College, Westport), Paddy Glavey (Glenstal Abbey); Sean Tobin (Rice College, Westport), Jason Mitchell (St Joseph's Patrician College, Galway); Conor Kyne (Coláiste Chroí Mhuire. Spiddal), Pat O'Toole (Sancta Maria College, Louisburgh), Craig Hansbury (Calasanctius College, Oranmore); Aaron Broderick (St Joseph's Patrician College, Galway), Peter Claffey (Portumna Community School); Evan Galvin (Marist College, Athlone), Kevin Hastings (Scoil Muire agus Padraig, Swinford), Jack Codyre (Garbally College, Ballinasloe).                                                                                                                                                         Replacements: Ciaran Gavin (Cistercian College Roscrea), Colin Joyce (St Joseph's Patrician College, Galway), Cathal Laheen (Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew), Rory Murphy (Ballinrobe Community School), Mark Kelly (Cistercian College Roscrea), Colin Keane (Presentation College, Headford),  Sean Doyle (Moate Community School), Harry Hughes (Marist College, Athlone), Sean Dempsey (Marist College, Athlone).