As he has done so capably in the past Mick O'Driscoll replaces the injured Paul O'Connell in the Munster side for the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter final against Brive tomorrow in France.
O'Driscoll is just one of three changes coach Tony McGahan makes, from the side that started against Leinster, for the game tomorrow in the Stade Municipal (2pm local time).
Denis Leamy who replaced Donnacha Ryan in the 54th minute against Leinster retains the number 6 shirt while Sam Tuitupou, off to join an English Premiership side at the end of the season, partners his cousin Lifeimi Mafi in the centre with Johne Murphy slipping to the bench.
Munster team to play Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup on Saturday 9 April:
15: F Jones
14: D Howlett
13: L Mafi
12: S Tuitupou
11: K Earls
10: R O'Gara
9: C Murray
1: W du Preez
2: D Varley
3: T Buckley
4: D O'Callaghan
5: M O'Driscoll
6: D Leamy
7: D Wallace
8: J Coughlan
Replacements:
16: M Sherry
17: M Horan
18: J Hayes
19: D Ryan
20: N Ronan
21: P Stringer
22: P Warwick
23: J Murphy
