Munster have made seven changes to the side that beat Leinster last weekend for Saturday's BKT URC clash with Connacht at Thomond Park (7.45pm).
With a number of players away on international duty ahead of Ireland’s meeting with New Zealand, Jack O’Donoghue leads the team.
John Hodnett and Diarmuid Kilgallen both start on their first appearances of the campaign after recovering from injury.
Alex Nankivell, JJ Hanrahan, Lee Barron, Jean Kleyn and Gavin Coombes slot back into the side after featuring as replacements last week.
Academy scrum-half Jake O’Riordan is named in a matchday squad for the first time and is set for his Munster debut against Connacht, who lost 28-27 to the Bulls last weekend.
The 20-year-old Young Munster clubman, O’Riordan has also played for Bruff and UL Bohs in the AIL.
He will be the third academy player to feature in the URC so far this season.
Evan O’Connell and Shay McCarthy are also in line for their first appearances of the season with 41 players named in matchday squads over the first five rounds of the season.
Shane Daly, Kilgallen and Thaakir Abrahams start in the back three with Nankivell and Dan Kelly, who moves to outside centre, in midfield.
Ethan Coughlan and Hanrahan pair up in the half-backs.
Michael Milne, Lee Barron and John Ryan pack down in the front row. Kleyn and Fineen Wycherley, who has started every game so far this season, are named in the engine room.
O’Donoghue, Hodnett and Coombes complete the side.
Niall Scannell, Jeremy Loughman and Academy prop Ronan Foxe provide the front row back-up as O’Connell and Ruadhán Quinn complete the forward cover.
O’Riordan, Tony Butler and McCarthy are the backline replacements.
Munster: Shane Daly; Diarmuid Kilgallen, Dan Kelly, Alex Nankivell, Thaakir Abrahams; JJ Hanrahan, Ethan Coughlan; Michael Milne, Lee Barron, John Ryan; Jean Kleyn, Fineen Wycherley; Jack O’Donoghue (capt), John Hodnett, Gavin Coombes.
Replacements: Niall Scannell, Jeremy Loughman, Ronan Foxe, Evan O’Connell, Ruadhan Quinn, Jake O’Riordan, Tony Butler, Shay McCarthy.
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