Paul O'Connell returns joining Donncha O'Callaghan in the second row, while Dave Kilcoyne and Damien Varley start in the front row with John Ryan making the positional switch to tight-head.
Paddy Butler takes the place of James Coughlan in the back-row.
Duncan Williams teams up with Ian Keatley at half-back, while Denis Hurley, Johne Murphy and Andrew Conway all join James Downey and Gerhard van den Heever in the backline.
Munster: Denis Hurley; Gerhard van den Heever, Johne Murphy, James Downey, Andrew Conway; Ian Keatley, Duncan Williams; Dave Kilcoyne, Damien Varley Capt., John Ryan; Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell; CJ Stander, Sean Dougall, Paddy Butler.
Replacements: Quentin MacDonald, Alan Cotter, BJ Botha, Billy Holland, Tommy O'Donnell, Gerry Hurley, Conor Murray, Ronan O'Mahony.
Connacht Head Coach Pat Lam has made seven personnel and two positional changes to the Connacht team for tomorrow's game.
Willie Faloon is named at openside flanker after recovering from a hamstring injury picked up late last week.
This is the first game in seven months for the 27-year-old who joins Eoin McKeon and captain John Muldoon in the back row.
Galway-born forwards Ronan Loughney and Andrew Browne are promoted from the bench and represent the only other changes to the pack.
There is also a reshuffle to the backline with scrum half Kieran Marmion the only player to be lining out in the same position as last week.
Last week's try scorer Darragh Leader has been named to start at fullback while Ireland international Robbie Henshaw shifts to outside centre to partner Eoin Griffin.
Wingers Matt Healy and Danie Poolman return to the starting line-up for tomorrow's game in place of Fionn Carr and Tiernan O'Halloran, who has been ruled out with a quad tear sustained in training mid-week.
Miah Nikora is handed the reins at outhalf and completes an all-Irish qualified starting team.
Meanwhile; Groin tear victim JJ Hanrahan will progress with rehab and continue to be monitored by the medical staff on a daily basis ahead of next weekend's Heineken cup semi final against Toulon.
Tonight leaders Leinster face Treviso at the RDS with a five o'clock kick off, while Ulster are away to Glasgow.
Ulster are second four points behind Leinster, with Munster in third, two points behind Ulster.
