The big team news is coach Anthony Foley's decision to select Tyler Bleyendaal at instead of off-form fly-half Ian Keatley for the Thomond Park clash..
In the pack, BJ Botha comes in for John Ryan at tighthead.
Dave Foley partners Nenagh's Donnacha Ryan in the second row, while Dave O'Callaghan is replaced at openside by Jack O'Donoghue.
There is one piece of bad news for Foley – Dave O'Callaghan has been ruled out for six weeks with a hip injury.
