Kidney leaves spaces on Munster side
August 30, 2000

Declan Kidney has left two spaces on the side to face Ulster in their Interprovincial opener against Ulste rin Belfast on Friday evening.

He is expected to name the players who will start outside centre and right win on Thursday, with Mike Mullins and John Kelly likely to get the nod if they can come through fitness tests.

Elsewhere the side shows three changes form the team that played in the European Cup final with Marcus Horan, Frank Sheehan and Alan Quinlan the 'newcomers'. Sheehan and Quinlan replace Eddie Halvey, who are both now playing in England, while Horan steps in for John Hayes, who has yet to recover from a troublesome groin injury.

Should Kelly or Mullins fail to make the side Killian Keane, Colm McMahon or Jeremy Staunton will take their places.

"It's nice to know we're starting off with, by and large, the same group of guys, although you don't necessarily start off the way you finish and this season will be a different challenge," said team manager Jerry Holland when he announced the side on Tuesday..

Munster side: Dominic Crotty; A.N.Other, A.N.Other, Jason Holland, Anthony Horgan; Ronan O'Gara, Peter Stringer; Marcus Horan, Frank Sheahan, Peter Clohessy; Mick Galwey capt, John Langford; Alan Quinlan, David Wallace, Anthony Foley.
The replacements will be selected from Killian Keane, Colm McMahon, Jeremy Staunton, Tom Tierney, Donncha O''Callaghan, Mick O'Driscoll, Peter Bracken, John Hayes and John Fogarty.

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