Anthony Horgan and Alan Quinlan return to the Munster team for the first time this season, for Saturday's Magners League encounter with Glasgow Warriors at Thomond Park.
However Tomas O'Leary is a late withdrawal with a leg injury. O'Leary was named in the squad earlier in the week and now his place in the starting XV goes to Peter Stringer with Mike Prendergast drafted onto the bench.
Horgan and Quinlan bring a wealth of experience to the side having won over 300 caps between them for Munster and also back in the starting XV is Barry Murphy who teams up with Rua Tipoki in midfield.
Up-front Frank Sheahan replaces Jerry Flannery and Quinlan's selection means Donnacha Ryan gets a well earned rest, forcing a reshuffle there with Justin Melck switching to openside and David Wallace at number 8.
On the bench Denis Fogarty, after a hugely impressive showing in the A side's victory over Leinster last weekend, provides the cover for Sheahan while Mick O'Driscoll, Niall Ronan and Kieran Lewis are other newcomers to the replacements from last weekend.
Munster XV to play Glasgow Warriors in the Magners League at Thomond Park on Saturday 4 October:
K Earls; D Howlett, B Murphy, R Tipoki, A Horgan, R O'Gara, P Stringer; M Horan, F Sheahan, J Hayes; P O'Connell capt, D O'Callaghan, A Quinlan, J Melck, D Wallace. Replacements: D Fogarty, T Buckley, M O'Driscoll, N Ronan, M Prendergast, P Warwick, K Lewis.
