And while the visitors show eight changes from the side defeated in the Challenge Cup semi-final last weekend, Munster have named a side that includes seven of their ten internationals that featured in the recent RBS Six Nations championship.

Munster: Christian Cullen; Ian Dowling, Barry Murphy, Lifeimi Mafi, Brian Carney; Ronan O'Gara, Tomas O'Leary; Marcus Horan, Frank Sheahan, John Hayes; Donncha O'Callaghan, Mick O'Driscoll; Alan Quinlan, John O'Sullivan, Anthony Foley capt. Replacements: Denis Fogarty, Federico Pucciariello, Denis Leamy, David Wallace, Brian O'Meara, Jeremy Manning, Mossy Lawlor.

Newport-Gwent Dragons: Martin Thomas; Richard Fussell, Paul Emerick, Phil Dollman,  Aled Brew; Aled Thomas,  Alex Walker;  Adam Black, Ben Daly, Rhys Thomas;  Andy Hall, Peter Sidoli;  Joe Bearman, Jamie Ringer, Michael Owen capt. Replacements from:
Steve Jones, Jamie Corsi, David Maddocks, Ian Gough, Luke Charteris, Ceri Sweeney, Kevin Morgan, Gareth Wyatt, Gareth Cooper