Team News:Munster coach Declan Kidney has gone for experience by naming Mick O'Driscoll and John Kelly in his starting XV to face Llanelli Scarlets in tomorrow night's Heineken Cup quarter-final clash at Stradey Park.
O'Driscoll has recovered from injury after featuring in Ireland's final Six Nations game against Italy in Rome in place of the injured Paul O'Connell. Kelly returns to make his 151st cap, having been out of action since the final pool game against Leicester.
O'Driscoll got the nod ahead of the youth of Donncha Ryan and Jerry Flannery has edged out Frank Sheahan at hooker.
Barry Murphy, who was forced to withdraw from the starting XV against Ulster last week, makes way for Lifeimi Mafi at outside centre.
Kidney has still to finalise his bench with Anthony Foley and John O'Sullivan vying for the number 19 jersey.
Meanwhile Llanelli named a full-strength side after winger Mark Jones passed a late fitness test yesterday to confirm his place in the side. Jones took a bang to his knee in training earlier in the week. Matthew Watkins was placed on standby in case Jones failed his fitness test, but he will now start the game from the bench.
Munster:Christian Cullen; John Kelly, Lifeimi Mafi, Trevor Halstead, Ian Dowling; Ronan O'Gara (capt), Peter Stringer; Marcus Horan, Jerry Flannery, John Hayes; Donncha O'Callaghan, Mick O'Driscoll; Alan Quinlan, David Wallace, Denis Leamy. Replacements:Frank Sheahan, Federico Pucciariello, Donncha Ryan, Anthony Foley/John O'Sullivan, Tomas O'Leary, Jeremy Manning, Barry Murphy
Llanelli Scarlets:Barry Davies; Dafydd James,
Regan King, Gavin Evans, Mark Jones; Stephen Jones, Dwayne Peel;
Iestyn Thomas, Matthew Rees, Deacon Manu; Vernon Cooper, Scott
MacLeod;6 Simon Easterby (capt), Gavin Thomas, Alix Popham.
Replacements:Ken Owens, John Davies, Inoke Afeaki,
Dafydd Jones, Liam Davies, Ceiron Thomas, Matthew Watkins