Munster head coach Anthony Foley has made three changes to his starting team for Saturday's Pro12 final clash with Glasgow at Kingspan Stadium, with star men Peter O'Mahony and Conor Murray ruled out through injury.
Foley makes a number of tactical and injury enforced changes to the side that defeated Ospreys in the semi-final with BJ Botha in line to win his 100th Munster cap.
Having failed a late fitness test O'Mahony (hip) is unavailable for selection, while injury also rules out Murray.
Scrum-half Murray met with a specialist yesterday and is required to rehab a medial ligament knee injury for the next six weeks.
As expected, Andrew Smith, Eusebio Guinazu and Paddy Butler, all of whom stood out Tuesday's training session, have recovered from their respective knocks to make the starting 15.
Good news also for Simon Zebo who has successfully completed his return-to-play protocols to start on the left wing.
In O'Mahony's absence, Denis Hurley will captain the side for the seventh time this season.
The only change in the front row sees centurion BJ Botha come in to start alongside Dave Kilcoyne and Eusebio Guinazu.
The tighthead becomes the fifth player this season – and the tenth of the current squad – to reach the century milestone for the province.
With Donnacha Ryan making the switch to blindside this weekend in place of O'Mahony, Billy Holland comes into the second row to partner Paul O'Connell for what could be the former Munster captain's final game in the famous red jersey.
Ryan is the only change to the back row with Paddy Butler and last weekend's man of the match CJ Stander completing the pack at openside and No 8 respectively.
Just one change across the backline sees Duncan Williams join the half-backs alongside Ian Keatley in place of Murray, Andrew Smith continues his partnership with captain Denis Hurley in the midfield, while Zebo, Keith Earls and Felix Jones will again start in the back three.
Having sustained a bruised knee in April, James Cronin returns to provide front row cover from the bench with Cathal Sheridan another returnee to the match day 23. The scrum-half could feature in the Pro12 for the first time since November after successfully rehabbing a prolonged forearm injury.
Munster: F Jones; K Earls, A Smith, D Hurley (captain), S Zebo; I Keatley, D Williams; D Kilcoyne, E Guinazu, BJ Botha; B Holland, P O'Connell; D Ryan, P Butler, CJ Stander.
Replacements: D Casey, J Cronin, S Archer, S Dougall, J O'Donoghue, C Sheridan, JJ Hanrahan, R O'Mahony.
On what will be his last appearance in a Glasgow shirt, Canadian winger DTH van der Merwe has been handed a place in the starting XV following his try against Ulster last weekend, with Niko Matawalu moving to the bench.
Henry Pyrgos continues at scrum-half in what will be his 99th appearance for the the Scottish side.
Dougie Hall, who will make his final appearance for the Warriors, replaces Fraser Brown at hooker.
Gordon Reid replaces the injured Ryan Grant at loosehead, while Rossouw de Klerk will start his third consecutive game for the Warriors at tighthead.
Fijian second row Leone Nakarawa comes into the engine room in place of Al Kellock.
Rob Harley returns to the starting XV for the first time since the defeat to the Ospreys at the beginning of May and he'll be joined in the backrow by Ryan Wilson.
Josh Strauss starts at Number 8 and will captain the side in the club's second major final.
Jon Welsh, Matawalu and Kellock are named amongst the replacements and if they come on they will make their final appearances for the club.
Glasgow: S Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Richie Vernon, P Horne, DTH van der Merwe, F Russell, H Pyrgos, G Reid, D Hall, R de Klerk, L Nakarawa, J Gray, R Harley, R Wilson, J Strauss (captain).
Replacements: F Brown, J Yanuyanutawa, J Welsh, A Kellock,
C Fusaro, N Matawalu, D Weir, S Lamont.
