Ospreys v Munster:With minds grimly focused on the Magners Celtic League, Munster coach Declan Kidney uses today's game against Ospreys to freshen up his side and welcome back several players from injury.

Anthony Foley, Anthony Horgan, Federico Pucciariello, and Mossy Lawlor come in, with James Coughlan named on the bench. Foley returns having limped out of the Heineken European Cup pool game against Leicester Tigers at Thomond Park in January, while Horgan's last start was in the Celtic League against The Dragons, also in January.

On the wing there is a second start for league convert Brian Carney, following on from his try-scoring debut game against Ulster at Ravenhill. Kidney also has under-21 international Keith Earls in the replacements with a strong chance of taking part.

Ospreys lie fourth in the table, nine points behind leaders Leinster but with two games in hand and a match in the Liberty Stadium against Leinster at the end of the month. So the home side will ensure Munster's return to Wales a week after exiting the European Cup will be difficult.

"Of course it's been a tough week. Always is when you go out of a competition. But what we have to do now is lift ourselves for the next challenge. This is when we find out about ourselves," said Kidney.

Ospreys had five players unavailable with injury, including the Wales centre Gavin Henson. Henson will be out of the game from between six to eight weeks with a posterior cruciate ligament injury.

OSPREYS: S Terblanche; J Vaughton, S Parker, A Bishop, Shane Williams; J Hook, J Spice; P James (capt), H Bennett, C Griffiths; B Cockbain, A Wyn Jones; A Lloyd, S Tandy, R Jones. Replacements: B Williams, A Jones, J Thomas, R Pugh, J Marshall, S Connor, N Walker.

MUNSTER: M Lawlor; B Carney, B Murphy, L Mafi, A Horgan; J Manning, T O'Leary; F Pucciariello, F Sheahan, T Buckley; D O'Callaghan, D Ryan; A Quinlan, J O'Sullivan, A Foley (capt). Replacements: J Flannery, M Horan/E McGovern, S O'Connor, J Coughlan, B O'Meara, R O'Gara, K Earls.

Referee: D Changleng (Scotland).

Verdict: Ospreys to win.