Rugby: Veteran prop John Hayes will wear the Munster red for the last time when Tony McGahan's side take to the field against Connacht at Thomond Park on Monday (7.45pm).

The 38-year-old is one of 11 changes to the side that beat Scarlets last weekend, with Keith Earls, Simon Zebo, Donncha O'Callaghan and Niall Ronan the only ones retained.

It will be Hayes’s 217th appearance for the province and he will make it alongside another double centurion in prop Marcus Horan, with Denis Fogarty selected at hooker.

Donncha O’Callaghan and captain Mick O’Driscoll, both of whom are also rapidly approaching the 200 mark, will start in the secondrow, Billy Holland, Niall Ronan, Paddy Butler form the backrow.

There is a more youthful look to a backline that includes Sean Scanlon debuting at fullback and Luke O'Dea, who scored on his debut against Edinburgh last month, on the wing.

Earls is partnered in the centre by Danny Barnes, with Ian Keatley and Tomás O’Leary named as the halfbacks.

Connachtcoach Eric Elwood made just one enforced change after an impressive display against Gloucester in the Heineken Cup last weekend.

Wing Fetu'u Vainikolo is called upon to replace Mark McCrea, after the latter withdrew from the defeat in Kingsholm with a hamstring strain.

Up front, there are no fewer than a 747 caps between the eight.

Munster: S Scanlon; L O'Dea, K Earls, D Barnes, S Zebo; I Keatley, T O'Leary; M Horan, D Fogarty, J Hayes; D O'Callaghan, M O'Driscoll capt; B Holland, N Ronan, P Butler. Replacements: S Henry, D Kilcoyne, BJ Botha, I Nagle, J Coughlan, D Williams, S Deasy, T Gleeson.

Connacht: G Duffy (capt); F Vainikolo, E Griffin, D McSharry, T O'Halloran; N O'Connor, F Murphy; B Wilkinson, E Reynecke, R Loughney; G Naoupu, M McCarthy; D Gannon, J O'Connor, J Muldoon. Replacements: A Flavin, D Rogers,R Ah You, M Kearney, E McKeon, P O'Donohoe, M Jarvis, K Tonetti