Hurley sat out Tuesday's UL training run with a slight calf injury but although he trained on Thursday in Cork he found the injury again caused him dicfficulty this morning and was withdrawn this afternoon.

Munster: P Warwick, D Howlett, K Earls, J de Villiers, I Dowling, R O’Gara, T O’Leary, W du Preez, D Fogarty, J Hayes, D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell [capt], A Quinlan, N Ronan, D Wallace. Replacements: D Varley, M Horan, T Buckley, D Ryan, J Coughlan, P Stringer, L Mafi, T Gleeson.

Northampton Saints: B Foden, C Ashton, J Clarke, J Downey, B Reihana, S Geraghty, L Dickson, S Tongauiha, D Hartley [capt], E Murray, I Fernandez Lobbe, J Kruger, C Lawes, P Dowson, R Wilson. Replacements: B Sharman, A Waller, B Mujati, C Day, N Best, A Dickens, S Myler, C Mayor.
Referee: Romain Poite (France)