Shaun Payne will operate on the right wing and in the absence of Trevor Halstead, Lifeimi and Barry Murphy will form the centre partnership.

Mick ODriscoll returns from the international camp to take his place in the second row alongside Chris Wyatt but Jerry Flannery must content himself with a place on the bench as Frankie Sheahan not surprisingly retains the number 2 jersey.

Munster: C Cullen; S Payne, B Murphy, L Mafi, I Dowling; J Manning, T OLeary; D Hurley, F Sheahan, F Pucciariello,; M ODriscoll, C Wyatt; A Quinlan, T McGann, J Coughlan.
Replacements: T Buckley/Tim Ryan, J Flannery, Donncha Ryan, M Melbourne, B OMeara, E Hickey, M Lawlor.