Senior debut: v Connacht, Thomond Park, September 2024

Champions Cup debut: v Stade Francais, Thomond Park, December 2024

Former Clubs: Bedford Blues & Connacht Rugby

Honours: Ireland U20s; Ireland

Tom Farrell joined Munster on a two-year deal in 2024 after a very successful seven years at Connacht where he scored 21 tries in 112 appearances.

A former Ireland U20 international, Farrell joined Connacht from Bedford Blues in 2017 and quickly became a key member of their squad.

A creative midfielder with good offloading skills, Farrell earned a call-up to the Ireland squad for the 2019 Six Nations.

He has made 33 appearances for Connacht over the past two seasons, including starts in the 2022/23 URC quarter-final and semi-final.

Born in Dublin, Farrell came up through the ranks at Coolmine RFC before spending three years in the Leinster Academy.

He had spells with London Irish and Bedford Blues in England before a successful seven years at Connacht.

Made a brilliant start to life at Munster and scored seven tries in the first 15 games of the 2024/25 season, starting all 15 games.