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All You Need To Know | Edinburgh v Munster

18th February 2021 By The Editor

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Jack O'Donoghue in action against Edinburgh. Inpho

Munster return to Guinness PRO14 action in Scotland with the province leading Conference B by 10 points with five games of the regular season remaining.

Where?

Murrayfield

When?

Saturday, 7.35pm

Broadcast

Live on eir Sport 1, Premier Sports 1, Super Sport (SA), ESPN+ (USA) & pro14.tv.

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Squad Update

Teams

Edinburgh: Damien Hoyland; Jack Blain, Mark Bennett, Chris Dean, Eroni Sau; Jaco van der Walt, Henry Pyrgos; Pierre Schoeman, David Cherry, Lee-Roy Atalifo; Andrew Davidson, Grant Gilchrist; Nick Haining, Luke Crosbie, Viliame Mata.

Replacements: Mike Willemse, Boan Venter, Murray McCallum, Magnus Bradbury, Ally Miller, Charlie Shiel, Nathan Chamberlain, Matt Currie.

Munster: Mike Haley; Andrew Conway, Chris Farrell, Damian de Allende, Shane Daly; JJ Hanrahan, Craig Casey; James Cronin, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Billy Holland (C); Jack O’Donoghue, Chris Cloete, Gavin Coombes.

Replacements: Kevin O’Byrne, Jeremy Loughman, Stephen Archer, Fineen Wycherley, Jack O’Sullivan, Nick McCarthy, Ben Healy, Rory Scannell.

Bank of Ireland customers and colleagues featured in our team walk-ups video on our social channels.

Did you know?

This is Munster’s first visit to Murrayfield in almost two years. The province’s last outing in the Scottish capital was a memorable 17-13 Champions Cup quarter-final victory back in March 2019 with Keith Earls scoring the match-winning try on 70 minutes.

Preview

With no Six Nations action this weekend, the Guinness PRO14 takes centre stage with Munster facing a tough test away to Richard Cockerill’s Edinburgh.

Munster can take a step closer to reaching their first PRO14 final since 2017 should they leave the Scottish capital victorious. With a 10-point lead in Conference B, Munster will look to continue their fine form on the road having lost just once away from home in any competition since September.

They also have a decent record at Murrayfield having prevailed in three of their last four visits. Edinburgh have won two of their last three in the PRO14 and will still be targeting a top-three finish with them trailing Cardiff by seven points but with two games in hand.

Match Officials

Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

Assistant Referees: Sam Grove-White & David Sutherland (both SRU)

TMO: Neil Paterson (SRU)

Press Pass

Munster Head Coach Johann van Graan and hooker Kevin O’Byrne look ahead to Saturday night.

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