CJ Stander captains Munster in his 50th Champions Cup appearance

The Munster team has been named for Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 game against Toulouse at Thomond Park.

Peter O’Mahony misses out due to the thigh laceration he sustained in last weekend’s game against Leinster while Fineen Wycherley has rehabbed the neck injury he sustained against Scarlets to be included in the match-day squad. CJ Stander will captain the side at number 8 on his 50th Champions Cup appearance for the province.

There are three changes to the side that started the Guinness PRO14 final in Dublin and they are all in the pack. Jack O’Donoghue starts at openside for the injured O’Mahony, and he joins Gavin Coombes and Stander in the back row.

In the front row Dave Kilcoyne and Stephen Archer scrum down on either side of Niall Scannell for Saturday’s encounter. Jean Kleyn and Tadhg Beirne continue in the engine room.

The backline is unchanged backline sees Mike Haley start at full-back with Andrew Conway and Keith Earls completing the back three.