Rugby:Ian Keatley will have an opportunity to shine as Munster coach Rob Penney makes four changes to his starting team for their crucial Heineken Cup game with Edinburgh on Sunday in Thomond Park.
Keatley moves to the number 10 slot in place of the injured Ronan O'Gara, who hobbled off last week with a hamstring injury. Denis Hurley moves back into the fullback position, while up front hooker Mike Sherry starts ahead of Damien Varley (bench) while a fit-again Donncha O'Callaghan is back into the second row along side Paul O’Connell, who successfully made his come back from injury last week.
Casey Laulala and James Downey form a physical centre partnership, while pace on the wing comes from Simon Zebo and captain Doug Howlett. Keatly and Conor Murray form the halfback pairing.
Felix Jones, who also came back from injury last week and had a successful run in the British and Irish Cup is on the Munster bench with Irish under 21 star, JJ Hanrahan.
Munster(v Edinburgh): D Hurley; D Howlett capt, C Laulala, J Downey, S Zebo; I Keatley, C Murray; D Kilcoyne, M Sherry, BJ Botha; D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell; D Ryan, S Dougall, P O'Mahony. Replacements: D Varley, M Horan, S Archer, B Holland, P Butler, D Williams, JJ Hanrahan, F Jones.
Edinburgh Rugby:Greig Tonks; Lee Jones, Nick De Luca, Ben Atiga, Tim Visser; Gregor Hunter, Richie Rees; John Yapp, Ross Ford, Geoff Cross, Grant Gilchrist, Sean Cox (c), Dave Denton, Stuart McInally, Netani Talei. Replacements: Andy Titterrell, Robin Hislop, WP Nel, Robert McAlpine, Dimitri Basilaia, Chris Leck, Matthew Scott, Tom Brown.
