Paul O'Connell will lead a Munster side that includes Denis Leamy and Tomas O'Leary for the top of the table clash with Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea tomorrow evening.
However missing from the squad announced yesterday are Kieran Lewis, Keith Earls, Niall Ronan and Marcus Horan who have failed to recover from a stomach bug (Tony Buckley also affected) while Ronan O'Gara's hamstring injury has not cleared up in time to allow him participate although Munster management are hopeful he will be fit in time for the game against Sale.
The absence of O'Gara, Jeremy Manning, Rua Tipoki and Kieran Lewis means a place in the squad for Garryowne player Conan Doyle and Development Player Tom Gleeson.
Munster XV to play Ospreys in the Magners League on Friday, 9 January, kick-off 7.05pm:
D Hurley; D Howlett, B Murphy, L Mafi, I Dowling; P Warwick, T O'Leary; F Pucciariello, J Flannery, J Hayes; D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell capt; A Quinlan, D Wallace, D Leamy.
Replacements: D Fogarty, T Ryan, M O'Driscoll, J O'Sullivan, P Stringer, C Doyle, T Gleeson.
