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Barry Murphy - back for Munster

Murphy into Munster starting line-up

12 October 2006, 1:11 pm

By Jonathan McConnell

After an impressive return to Munster colours as a replacement last week against Leinster, Barry Murphy is selected in the starting XV for the Magners League game against Edinburgh at Thomond Park (Friday 7.30pm).

Also returning from injury is Shaun Payne while Denis Leamy retains the number six shirt having come on as a 9th minute replacement for Alan Quinlan in that Leinster game.

John Hayes makes his first appearance this season in a Munster match day 22 and coach Declan Kidney will wait until before kick off to decide on the back replacements with the quartet of Brian O'Meara, John Kelly, Eoghan Hickey and newcomer Diogo Mateus vying for the three back replacement berths.

Munster: Shaun Payne; Toma O'Leary, Barry Murphy, Trevor Halstead, Ian Dowling; Ronan O'Gara, Peter Stringer; Marcus Horan, Frank Sheahan, Federico Pucciariello; Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell (capt); Denis Leamy, David Wallace, Anthony Foley.

Replacements (from): Andy Kyriacou, John Hayes, Mick O'Driscoll, Denis Leamy, Alan Quinlan or Tim McGann, Brian O'Meara/ John Kelly/ Eoghan Hickey/Diogo Mateus (three from four).