Dragons vs Munster will see both sides searching for their first win of the season after respective defeats to Cardiff and Edinburgh and Cardiff in the opening round of the URC. While Munster will take some positives from some of the individual performances by some of the younger players in the defeat to Cardiff, the manner in which the game ended will disappoint new head coach Graham Rowntree, who will be looking for a response against a Dragons side who suffered a heavy 44-6 defeat away to Edinburgh.
Here is all you need to know ahead of Dragons Vs Munster this weekend
When Is Dragons Vs Munster?
Dragons Vs Munster is this Sunday, with kick off at Rodney Parade at 3.00.
How Can I Watch Dragons Vs Munster?
Dragons Vs Munster will be shown live be RTÉ Two, with coverage beginning at 2.30.
READ HERE: 5 Things We Learned From The First Round Of The URC
Form Guide
In the opening round of fixtures, a youthful Munster side ran out of steam in Cardiff, with the Welsh side running out 20-13 winners. In what was always going to be a difficult fixture, Munster lead 13-12 with 17 minutes to go through a Jack O’Sullivan try, but a penalty and converted try for Cardiff secured the victory for the Welsh side. It was a reminder that the process to transform this side into trophy contenders will take time. What will concern Rowntree is the way they conceded the tries, with 42 missed tackles.
For the Dragons, it could be another long season, after a heavy defeat to Edinburgh, they will be out to make this a difficult game for Munster. After only 2 wins last season, they will aim to give a better account of themselves this season and work their way up the league table.
Team News
Former Munster fly-half JJ Hanrahan starts for the Dragons, with Ross Moriarty their biggest carrier at no.8.
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🆕 George Nott makes debut
🔙 @BashamTaine & @ashton_hewitt both start
💪 @Revsprop1, @aaronwain97 & @max_clark95 all return
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Munster make eight changes to the side that lost to Cardiff, with Dave Kilcoyne, Stephen Archer, Craig Casey, Keith Earls, Dan Goggin, Simon Zebo, Mike Haley and Peter O'Mahony all coming into the side.
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