Scarlets vs Munster match thread, Sat 2nd March 5pm

Scarlets:
15 Leigh Halfpenny; 14 Ioan Nicholas, 13 Kieron Fonotia © , 12 Paul Asquith, 11 Johnny McNicholl; 10 Dan Jones, 9 Kieran Hardy;
1 Wyn Jones, 2 Ryan Elias, 3 Werner Kruger, 4 Josh Helps, 5 Lewis Rawlins, 6 Josh Macleod, 7 Dan Davis, 8 Uzair Cassiem.

Replacements: 16 Marc Jones, 17 Phil Price, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Tom Price, 20 Will Boyde, 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 22 Rhys Patchell, 23 Steff Evans.

Munster:
Mike Haley; Ronan O’Mahony, Dan Goggin, Rory Scannell, Darren Sweetnam; Bill Johnston, Alby Mathewson;
Jeremy Loughman, Rhys Marshall, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Billy Holland (C); Fineen Wycherley, Conor Oliver, Arno Botha.

Replacements: Kevin O’Byrne, Liam O’Connor, Stephen Archer, Darren O’Shea, Jack O’Donoghue, Neil Cronin, Tyler Bleyendaal, Jaco Taute.

Munster players in Ireland camp and unavailable this weekend:
Tadhg Beirne, Joey Carbery, Andrew Conway, Keith Earls, Chris Farrell, Dave Kilcoyne, Conor Murray, Peter O’Mahony, Niall Scannell and CJ Stander.

Bill Johnston is selected to start at 10 for this crucial game. Ronan O'Mahony gets an opportunity on the wing and with Mathewson at 9 there is plenty experience around Johnston. Chris Cloete is unavailable due to a concussion so Conor Oliver comes into the starting XV at openside. Tadhg Beirne is held back by Ireland so he misses out on the opportunity to play his former team.

Scarlets have lost ground to their neighbours in Conference B so every game is must win from here on. For Munster this represents the toughest remaining game on their schedule. A win would make them clear favourites to finish top of Conference A.