Munster have named their team for their Heineken Cup game with ASM Clermont Auvergne on Sunday.
Despite the absence of Rua Tipoki, Denis Hurley, Jerry Flannery and Denis Leamy, the starting XV shows just three changes from the one that took the field in the Heineken Cup last time out against Sale Sharks.
The one change in the back personnel sees Barry Murphy preferred to Paul Warwick, while up front Frank Sheahan comes in for the injured Flannery and Niall Ronan gets the nod ahead of John O'Sullivan.
Murphy's inclusion sees him team up with Lifeimi Mafi in the centre with Keith Earls moving to full-back.
With Ronan wearing the number seven jersey, Donnacha Ryan and James Coughlan provide strong back-row cover from the bench.
MUNSTER team to play ASM Clermont Auvergne at Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin on Sunday in the Heineken Cup, kick off 3.00pm:
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; A Quinlan, N Ronan, D Wallace.
Replacements: D Fogarty, T Buckley, D Ryan, J Coughlan, P Stringer, P Warwick, K Lewis.
