The pack alone contains the likes of Darragh Hurley, Billy Holland, Tommy O'Donnell and James Coughlan who between them have 100 Munster senior caps, while the backline includes Heineken Cup medal winner Denis Hurley, capped 52 times, and a half back combination of Scott Deasy and Duncan Williams who have impressed whenever given the opportunity at the top level.

Munster. Sean Scanlon; Denis Hurley, Ivan Dineen, Troy Smith, Simon Zebo; Scott Deasy, Duncan Williams; Darragh Hurley, Sean Henry, Stephen Archer; Dave Foley capt, Ian Nagle; Billy Holland, Tommy O'Donnell, James Coughlan. Replacements: Ger Burke, Dave Kilcoyne, Alan Cotter, Dave O'Callaghan,Paddy Butler, Conor Murray, Eric Maloney, Ronan O'Mahoney.