Elsewhere, Tomas O’Leary gets the nod over Peter Stringer and up front, the one change sees James Coughlan in at blindside wing forward for Alan Quinlan who could win his 206th cap from the bench.

Munster: P Warwick; D Howlett, K Earls, S Tuitupou, J Murphy; R O’Gara, T O’Leary; W du Preez, D Varley, T Buckley; D O’Callaghan, M O’Driscoll; J Coughlan, D Wallace, D Leamy capt. Replacements: M Sherry, D Hurley, J Hayes, P O’Connell, A Quinlan, P Stringer, L Mafi, D Hurley.