Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Peter O'Mahony will feature in his hometown.James Crombie/INPHO Freewin or bust Munster unchanged for pivotal clash with Benetton in Cork Benetton have also named an unchanged starting team but are reinforced by the return of Tomas Albornoz to their squad. 12.37pm, 15 May 2025 Share options MUNSTER HAVE NAMED the same matchday 23 that beat Ulster last week for Friday night’s pivotal URC Round 18 meeting with Benetton at Virgin Media Park (7:35pm, TG4/Premier Sports). Craig Casey will make his 100th appearance for the province, with Jean Kleyn earning his 150th Munster cap. Tom Farrell will continue his record of starting every game for Munster this season, making his 25th consecutive appearance in the province’s midfield. Your Munster team for tomorrow's huge clash at Virgin Media Park 🙌 1⃣5⃣0⃣th appearance for Jean Kleyn 1⃣0⃣0⃣th appearance for Craig Casey 🚫 No changes to squad that beat Ulster#SUAF 🔴 | #MUNvBEN— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) May 15, 2025 Benetton, who are level on points with Munster but sit a place above them in the table in seventh, have also named an unchanged starting side from their 33-7 victory over Glasgow last weekend. Advertisement Hooker Bautista Bernasconi takes the place of Augustín Creevy on the bench, while Tomas Albornoz also returns to Marco Bortolami’s 23 in place of Leonardo Marin. Former Munster centre Malakai Fekitoa is one of three backs on the Italians’ bench. Both sides need to win to seal a URC play-off berth and Champions Cup rugby for next season. 15. Thaakir Abrahams 14. Calvin Nash 13. Tom Farrell 12. Alex Nankivell 11. Diarmuid Kilgallen 10. Jack Crowley 9. Craig Casey 1. Michael Milne 2. Niall Scannell 3. Stephen Archer 4. Jean Kleyn 5. Tadhg Beirne (C) 6. Peter O’Mahony 7. John Hodnett 8. Gavin Coombes. Replacements: 16. Lee Barron 17. Josh Wycherley 18. John Ryan 19. Fineen Wycherley 20. Tom Ahern 21. Conor Murray 22. Seán O’Brien 23. Alex Kendellen 15. Rhyno Smith 14. Ignacio Mendy 13. Tommaso Menoncello 12. Ignacio Brex 11. Paolo Odogwu 10. Jacob Umaga 9. Alessandro Garbisi 1. Thomas Gallo 2. Siua Maile 3. Simone Ferrari 4. Scott Scrafton 5. Federico Ruzza (C) 6. Riccardo Favretto 7. Manuel Zuliani 8. Lorenzo Cannone Replacements: 16. Bautista Bernasconi 17. Mirco Spagnolo 18. Giosué Zilocchi 19. Niccolò Cannone 20. Sebastian Negri 21. Nicolò Casilio 22. Tomas Albornoz 23. 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