Full back for the Italians on Saturday will be the former French international Julien Laharrague whose last visit to Munster was with a Montauban side who came so close to lowering Munster colours in an opening Heineken Cup tie two years ago.

Aironi Rugby: Julien Laharrague; Giulio Rubini, Roberto Quartaroli, Dylan Des Fountain, Giulio Toniolatti; Ludovic Mercier, Tito Tebaldi; Alberto De Marchi,  Fabio Ongaro,  Salvatore Perugini;  Carlo Del Fava, Quintin Geldenhuys;  Jaco Erasmus,  Gareth Krause,  Nick Williams. Replacements: Andrea De Marchi,  Roberto Santamaria,  Luigi Milani,  Marco
Bortolami,  Aldo Birchall,  Michael Wilson,  Alberto Benettin, Gabriel Pizarro.