Long servant Mike Mullins will fill the hole left by Brian Lima in Munster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final date with Biarritz Olympique in San Sebastian on Sunday.
There are no surprises in the side.
Anthony Foley will captain from number eight with David Wallace and Alan Quinlan on either side of him in the back row. Paul Burke will fullifill the duties vacated by Ronan O’Gara and John Kelly will start in Europe for the first time since October.
MUNSTER (v Biarritz): Shaun Payne; John Kelly, Mike Mullins, Rob Henderson, Anthony Horgan; Paul Burke, Peter Stringer; Marcus Horan, Frankie Sheahan, John Hayes, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Alan Quinlan, David Wallace, Anthony Foley (Capt)
Replacements: Gordon McIlwham, Jerry Flannery, Trevor Hogan, Jim Williams, Frank Murphy, Jason Holland, Paul Devlin.