Ryan and O’Donnell retain Munster places

Nenagh native Donnacha Ryan retains his position in the second row while Cahir's Tommy O'Donnell remains in the back row.

Coach Anthony Foley has made five changes from the side that comprehensively defeated Zebre a week ago.

Captain CJ Stander and James Cronin return to the pack with Conor Murray, Frances Saili and Andrew Conway all coming back into the backline.

Meanwhile, Jonathan Sexton and Jamie Heaslip return in two of nine personnel changes for Leinster.

Sexton replaces Ian Madigan at kicker with starts too for Zane Kirchner, Dave Kearney, Eoin Reddan, Jack McGrath, Sean Cronin, Devin Toner and Jordi Murphy.

The players who make way are Fergus McFadden, Luke Fitzgerald, Luke McGrath, Cian Healy, Richardt Strauss, Ross Molony, Dominic Ryan and Josh Van der Flier.

The match at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow gets underway at 5.30pm.