PRO14 BOOTROOM

ZEBRE v MUNSTER

TEAM NEWS: Scrum-half James Hart is rewarded for scoring two tries off the bench against the Dragons with his first start as Munster change two from last week. Darren Sweetnam (left) returns from Ireland camp to take his place on the wing. Zebre are boosted by the return of Italian international Maxime Mbanda along with scrum-half Riccardo Raffaele. VERDICT: Munster WHY: Zebre have lost three in a row and Munster’s players will be keen to impress new coach Johann van Graan as he oversees his first game.

MUNSTER: S Zebo; D Sweetnam, S Arnold, R Scannell, A Wootton; JJ Hanrahan, J Hart; L O’Connor, R Marshall, S Archer; J Kleyn, B Holland (capt); J O’Donoghue, C Cloete, R Copeland. Reps: K O’Byrne, B Scott, C Parker, D O’Shea, S O’Connor, J Stafford, B Johnston, C Nash.

ZEBRE: C Gaffney, P Bruno, G Bisegni, F Afamasaga, G D’Onofrio, M Azzolini, G Palazzani, C Ah-Nau, L Luus, E Bello, J Tucker, L Krumov, J Sarto (capt), J Meyer, D Minnie.

Reps: O Fabiani, A De Marchi, R Tenga, D Fragnito, M Mbandà, R Raffaele, M Pratichetti, V Bernabò.