DARREN KIRBY, who played for Munster on the two match tour in England a few weeks ago, has joined Lansdowne from Old Crescent and is in the team to meet Wanderers in the Leinster Senior League match on Sunday.
International scrum half David O'Mahony, who joined the club during the summer from Cork Constitution, also makes his competitive debut.
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