Wales international James Botham will make his Cardiff Blues debut in eight weeks in the PRO14 Rainbow Cup match in Limerick (kick-off at 7:35 p.m.) against Munster on Friday evening.
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Since the loss of the London Irish in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup in early April, the six-time flanker has not appeared due to a calf injury.
But now he’s back at Thomond Park as the Blues hope to realize their wish to compete in the North v South Rainbow Cup at Stadio di Monigo in Treviso on June 19 hope for the final.
Botham played three games off the bench in the Welsh Six Nations Championship and started the game at the Open, one of two substitutions since he last beat the Scarlets team.
Another change is that Corey Domachowski packs things in the front row by the tailstock.
Lion’s winger Josh Adams’ name remains the same.
Josh Turnbull came third in PRO14’s history list, making him the captain of the blindside team, his career ranked 207th and surpassing former Scotland hooker Ross Ford.
Substitute Dmitri Arhip and full-back Matthew Morgan both recovered from injuries on the bench.
Director of Rugby Association Dai Young said: “whom most people think is the best and we are not far from the 23-year-old boy, we will not shy away from this”.
“For the game against Zebre, that was a bonus because we did not expect him to be back next week.”
The Blues are looking for their first win in Munster since 2016 when Tom James’ bid brought Cork a win. They’ve never won in Limerick, so they have a chance to make history.
Munster entered the game after beating Connacht at home, but finished second in the European Rainbow Cup table, ahead of Cardiff and four places unbeaten leader Benetton.
“This is a good place to get that statement and if we are looking for an explanation to show that we are moving in the right direction.
“Get results is huge for us going there. History tells us we don’t do this often, but most importantly, we are going to face these challenges.”
Munster captain CJ Stander and back row player Tommy O’Donnell will make their final appearances at Thomond Park Both players will retire at the end of the season.
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