Treviso v Munster: Teams
Munster go to Treviso on Saturday with their trio of internationals back in the saddle fresh from Six Nations duty.
Last Updated: 17/02/12 2:42pm
Munster head to Treviso on Saturday with their trio of internationals back in the saddle fresh from Six Nations duty.
The defending champions welcome back fly-half Ronan O'Gara, lock Donnacha Ryan and flanker Peter O'Mahony, all of whom immediately slot into the starting XV.
There are also two new arrivals on the bench, with Felix Jones back from a foot injury sustained in August and Tommy O'Donnell returning to the fray having last played in December.
Treviso pulled off an incredible shock last season when they beat Munster in Italy and Franco Smith's men will be hoping to repeat the feat this weekend.
Smith has made a host of changes for the clash, perhaps most importantly in the half-backs, where Willem De Waal and Fabio Semenzato come in at nine and ten respectively.
Elsewhere in the back-line, Tommaso Iannone replaces Benjamin De Jager on the wing.
It's all change in the pack too, with an all-new second row in Corniel Van Zyl and Antonio Pavanello, while Paul Derbyshire takes over the number six jersey from Gonzalo Padrò who drops to the bench.
Up front, prop Pedro Di Santo and hooker Franco Sbaraglini join Matteo Muccignat in the front row.
Benetton Treviso: 15 Ludovico Nitoglia, 14 Tommaso Iannone, 13 Ezio Galon, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Brendan Williams, 10 Willem De Waal, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Marco Filippucci, 7 Benjamin Vermaak, 6 Paul Derbyshire, 5 Corniel Van Zyl, 4 Antonio Pavanello (captain), 3 Pedro Di Santo, 2 Franco Sbaraglini, 1 Matteo Muccignat.
Replacements: 16 Enrico Ceccato, 17 Augusto Allori, 18 Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet, 19 Valerio Bernabò, 20 Gonzalo Padrò, 21 Gonzalo Garcia, 22 Edoardo Gori, 23 Alberto Di Bernardo.
Munster: 15 Denis Hurley, 14 Johne Murphy, 13 Danny Barnes, 12 Lifeimi Mafi, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Ronan O'Gara, 9 Tomas O'Leary, 8 James Coughlan, 7 Peter O'Mahony, 6 Dave O'Callaghan, 5 Mick O'Driscoll (capt), 4 Donnacha Ryan, 3 BJ Botha, 2 Damien Varley, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Denis Fogarty, 17 Marcus Horan, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 B Holland, 20 Tommy O'Donnell, 21 D Williams, 22 S Deasy, 23 Felix Jones.
