RG Snyman is in line for a return to action after being named on the Munster bench for their BKT United Rugby Championship clash against Scarlets on Friday evening (7.35pm, live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
The South African lock ruptured his ACL in October 2021 against the Scarlets. The 28-year-old had just returned from the same injury suffered on his Munster debut back in 2020.
Meanwhile, there are three personnel changes and one positional switch to the side that beat Ospreys two weeks ago.
Hooker Diarmuid Barron starts on his 50th Munster appearance as academy player Patrick Campbell and Calvin Nash also come into the side for the sold-out Musgrave Park tie.
Jack Crowley and Keynan Knox also come into the squad as replacements with academy pair Ethan Coughlan and Mark Donnelly keeping their places on the bench.
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Campbell starts at full-back on his tenth appearance of the campaign with Nash returning from injury on the right wing against the Welsh outfit, who sit in 14th place in the table.
Daly moves to the left wing having started the Ospreys victory at full-back.
Scrum-half Paddy Patterson and out-half Joey Carbery start together for the third successive game, as do centre pairing Malakai Fekitoa and Antoine Frisch.
In the front row, Roman Salanoa keeps his place on his return from international duty and packs down with Josh Wycherley and Barron.
Jean Kleyn, who makes his 17th start of the season, and Fineen Wycherley are paired together in the engine room for the third successive game.
Gavin Coombes returns from Ireland camp to start in an unchanged back-row with captain Jack O'Donoghue and John Hodnett.
Munster: Patrick Campbell; Calvin Nash, Antoine Frisch, Malakai Fekitoa, Shane Daly; Joey Carbery, Paddy Patterson; Josh Wycherley, Diarmuid Barron, Roman Salanoa; Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley; Jack O'Donoghue (capt), John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes.
Replacements: Niall Scannell, Mark Donnelly, Keynan Knox, RG Snyman, Alex Kendellen, Ethan Coughlan, Jack Crowley, Jack O’Sullivan.
Scarlets: Johnny McNicholl; Tom Rogers, Joe Roberts, Ioan Nicholas, Steff Evans; Sam Costelow, Dane Blacker; Kemsley Mathias, Shaun Evans Sam Wainwright; Vaea Fifita, Sam Lousi; Josh Macleod (capt), Dan Davis, Sione Kalamafoni.
Replacements: Taylor Davies, Steff Thomas, Javan Sebastian, Morgan Jones, Carwyn Tuipulotu, Gareth Davies, Dan Jones, Johnny Williams.
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