Rugby:Munster coach Rob Penney has made three of alterations to the pack ahead of Friday night's RaboDirect Pro12 game against Ulster at Ravenhill (7.05). Dave Kilcoyrne and BJ Botha join Damien Varley in the frontrow while Donncha O'Callaghan joins Billy Holland in the secondrow.

Irish internationals Conor Murray, Ronan O’Gara and Keith Earls are named amongst the replacements. Niall Ronan returns to competitive action with the Munster A team that take on the Ulster Ravens side at Deramore (3.0) on Friday, eight months after rupturing a cruciate knee ligament. and today named his Munster 23 for round 3 of the RaboDirect PRO12 against Ulster, while Munster A

Munster:

D Hurley; D Howlett (capt), C Laulala, J Downey, L O’Dea; I Keatley, D Williams; D Kilcoyne, D Varley, BJ Botha; Donncha O’Callaghan, B Holland; Dave O’Callaghan, S Dougall, J Coughlan. Replacements: M Sherry, M Horan, S Archer, D Foley, T O’Donnell, C Murray, R O’Gara, K Earls.

Munster A:

S Scanlon; R O’Mahony, D Barnes, JJ Hanrahan, I Dineen; S Deasy, P Stringer; J Cronin, S Henry, C Condon; P Donnellan, B Hayes; N Ronan, B O’Mahony, P Butler. Replacements: D Casey, K Griffin, A Cotter, C O’Flaherty, S Buckley, C Sheridan, C Hircock, C Bohane.