Conditions for the game are expected to be excellent with the weather on the Massif Central sunny if a little chilly when the squad had their normal pre-match warm up at their Novotel base ahead of departure for the ground at 2.25pm.
Reports from the city centre indocate that as usual a large contingent of Munster fans are assembled for this crucial rount 3 game, the outcome of which certainly decide the home side's future in the competition.
Munster: K Earls; D Howlett, B Murphy, L Mafi, I Dowling; R O'Gara, T O'Leary; M Horan, F Sheahan, J Hayes, D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell [capt], A Quinlan, N Ronan, D Wallace. Replacements: D Fogarty, T Buckley, D Ryan, J Coughlan, P Stringer, P Warwick, J Manning.
ASM Clermont Auvergne: A Floch; A Rougerie [capt], B Baby, S Bai, J Malzieu; B James, P Mignoni; T Domingo, M Ledesma, D Zirakashvili, J Pierre, L Jacquet, J Cudmore, A Lapandry, J Bonnaire. Replacements: M Lozupone, L Emmanuelli, A Audebert, E Vermeulen, J Senio, P Garcia, G Esterhuizen.
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)