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Late changes for Munster and Ulster


Donncha O'Callaghan will not feature in Munster’s RaboDirectPRO12 game against Treviso in Thomond Park tonight (8pm) as his wife has been admitted to Cork University Hospital and is expected to give birth to their second child.

O’Callaghan’s place on the starting team goes to Dave Foley with Tommy O'Donnell now named on the bench.

Meanwhile Ulster’s Mike McComish has replaced Robbie Diack in Mark Anscombe’s team to face Ospreys tomorrow night after the South African back row aggravated a dead leg picked up in the win over Glasgow last weekend.

Munster (v. Treviso):
D Hurley; D Howlett (c), C Laulala, J Downey, L O’Dea; I Keatley, D Williams; W du Preez, D Varley, S Archer; D Foley, B Holland; D O'Callaghan, S Dougall, J Coughlan.

Replacements: M Sherry, D Kilcoyne, BJ Botha, T O'Donnell, P Butler, P Stringer, S Deasy, I Dineen.
Ulster (v. Ospreys): J Payne; C Gilroy, D Cave, L Marshall, M Allen; N O'Connor, M Heaney; C Black, R Herring, D Fitzpatrick, J Muller (c), L Stevenson, R Diack, S Doyle, N Williams.

Replacements: N Brady, T Court, J Afoa, N McComb, S Ferris, P Marshall, P Jackson, A Trimble


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