Munster make a solitary change from the fifteen that started the quarter final against Harlequins, with Keith Earls recalled to the side to join the effort for one of the most daunting tasks an Irish side has faced in the Heineken Cup in some time.

Earls starts the game on the wing following his recovery from a shoulder injury. Denis Hurley is the man to drop to the bench. This will be Earls’ first appearance for Munster since January and his first competitive rugby since he appeared for Ireland in Rome, during the final game Six Nations loss to Italy.

Two changes are made to the bench, as John Ryan and Billy Holland replace Stephen Archer and Donnacha O’Callaghan; both of whom are out with injury.

Munster: F Jones; K Earls, C Laulala, J Downey, S Zebo; R O’Gara, C Murray; D Kilcoyne, M Sherry, BJ Botha; D Ryan, P O’Connell capt; P O’Mahony, T O’Donnell, J Coughlan.

Replacements: D Varley, W du Preez, J Ryan, B Holland, P Butler, C Sheridan, I Keatley, D Hurley.