Bath Rugby will travel to Cork on Friday, September 12, to face Munster in their second pre-season match of the summer. The game kicks off at 7 pm at Virgin Media Park and promises to be an exciting warm-up ahead of the new United Rugby Championship season.
The Bath side, known for their recent 47-14 victory over Glasgow Warriors at The Recreation Ground, will be looking to build momentum. Munster, under head coach Johann van Graan—who previously coached Bath—narrowly lost 14-12 to Gloucester last weekend at Kingsholm, fine-tuning their squad for the upcoming campaign.
This fixture has a unique format—played in three 30-minute thirds—with both teams utilizing extended squads to give valuable game time to more players.
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Fans can watch the match live via exclusive streaming on Access Munster. A monthly subscription costs €6 and allows access to live coverage and next-day replays. Be sure to cancel your subscription after the game if you do not wish to continue the service.
Although SomersetLive will not be providing live blogging for this match, comprehensive post-match reports and reactions will be available.
Here are the confirmed lineups:
Munster Rugby Starting XV (Team 1): Shane Daly; Andrew Smith, Seán O’Brien, Dan Kelly, Diarmuid Kilgallen; JJ Hanrahan, Ethan Coughlan; Jeremy Loughman, Niall Scannell (C), Oli Jager; Evan O’Connell, Tom Ahern; Ruadhán Quinn, Alex Kendellen, Gavin Coombes.
Munster Rugby Starting XV (Team 2): Mike Haley; Ben O’Connor, Fionn Gibbons, Gordon Wood, Thaakir Abrahams; Tony Butler, Craig Casey (C); Michael Milne, Lee Barron, John Ryan; Conor Ryan, Fineen Wycherley; Jack O’Donoghue, John Hodnett, Brian Gleeson.
Replacements: Max Clein, Mark Donnelly, Conor Bartley, Ronan Foxe, Michael Foy, Seán Edogbo, Paddy Patterson, Shay McCarthy.
Bath Rugby Starting XV: Scott Kirk (1), Jasper Spandler (2), Kieran Verden (3), Harvey Cuckson (4), Ewan Richards (5, Captain), Ethan Staddon (6), George Timmins (7), Arthur Green (8), Tom Carr-Smith (9), Ciaran Donoghue (10), Charlie Griffin (11), Will Butt (12), Louie Hennessey (13), Joe Cokanasiga (14), Austin Emens (15).
Bath Rugby Replacements (alphabetical): Henry Arundell, Jaco Coetzee, Tom de Glanville, Tom Dunn, Chris Harris, Ollie Lawrence, Ross Molony, Miles Reid, Quinn Roux, Mikey Summerfield, Bernard van der Linde, Francois van Wyk.
Prepare for an intense pre-season encounter as Bath Rugby takes on Munster in Ireland this Friday night.