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Michael Scully

Snyman on the bench as Murray, Nash and Fekitoa restored to Munster line-up for URC final

RG Snyman has been named on the bench for the URC Grand Final - but Munster have recalled Conor Murray, Calvin Nash and Malakai Fekitoa for the Cape Town clash with the Stormers.

The quartet all missed the semi-final victory over Leinster due to head injuries but Reds head coach Graham Rowntree has decided to stick with Tadhg Beirne in the second row alongside former Stormers lock Jean Kleyn.

That means hard running flanker John Hodnett keeps his place from that dramatic Aviva Stadium triumph.

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Keith Earls is demoted to bench duty despite a big semi-final display, with Nash restored to the line-up - the reward for an outstanding campaign.

Murray gets the nod over Craig Casey and, with Fekitoa resuming at centre alongside Antoine Frisch, Ben Healy drops out of the line-up as Jack Crowley - the drop goal hero against Leinster - returns to that pivotal no 10 position.

Springboks Deon Fourie and Marvin Orie return to boost the Stormers, who go with an unchanged backline from the one that overcame Connacht in the last four.

Munster: M Haley; C Nash, A Frisch, M Fekitoa, S Daly; J Crowley, C Murray; J Loughman, D Barron, S Archer; J Kleyn, T Beirne; P O’Mahony (capt), J Hodnett, G Coombes.

Replacements: N Scannell, J Wycherley, R Salanoa, RG Snyman, A Kendellen, C Casey, B Healy, K Earls.

Stormers: D Willemse; A Davids, R Nel, D Du Plessis, L Zas; M Libbok, H Jantjies; S Kitshoff (capt), J Dweba, F Malherbe; R van Heerden, M Orie; D Fourie, H Dayimani, E Roos.

Replacements: JJ Kotze, A Vermaak, N Fouche, BJ Dixon, W Engelbrecht, M Theunissen, P de Wet, C Blommetjies.

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