Tomas O'Leary has been ruled out of Munster's opening Heineken Cup match against Montauban with a leg injury.
Gerry Flannery returns to the squad after injuring his elbow during the recent Magners League victory over Leinster in Dublin.
There is no place in Tony McGahan's 22 man squad for Frankie Sheenan, Mick O'Driscoll, Tony Buckley and Denis Hurley.
The starting 15 will be named at lunchtime on Friday.
MUNSTER squad to face Montauban in the Heineken Cup at Thomand Park on Friday at 8pm:
K Earls, D Howlett, L Mafi, B Murphy, I Dowling, R Tipoki, R O'Gara, P Warwick, P Stringer, M Prendergast, M Horan, F Pucciariello, J Flannery, D Fogarty, J Hayes, P O'Connell, D Ryan, D O'Callaghan, A Quinlan, J O'Sullivan, J Melck, D Wallace.
