Heineken Cup:Denis Leamy's return to fitness has denied the in-fomr Niall Ronan a place in the starting XV for Sunday's Heineken European Cup quarter-final against the Ospreys at Thomond Park.
The switch means Leamy will start at number eight and David Wallace will revert to the more familiar position of openside flanker, with Alan Quinlan completing the backrow.
The team is otherwise unchanged from the one that brushed aside Leinster 22-5 in the Magners League last weekend, though Ronan's presence on the bench means Donnacha Ryan misses out on the matchday squad.
Ospreys fullback Lee Byrne has failed to prove his fitness ahead of the game, meaning Ireland international Tommy Bowe will be tested under the high ball by Grand Slam-winning teammates.
Ankle ligament damage has denied the Ospreys the service of Gavin Henson, so Sonny Parker and Andrew Bishop will start in the centre berths.
MUNSTER: P Warwick; D Howlett, K Earls, L Mafi, I Dowling; R O'Gara, T O'Leary; M Horan, J Flannery, J Hayes; D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell capt, A Quinlan, D Wallace, D Leamy. Replacements: D Fogarty, T Buckley, M O'Driscoll, N Ronan, P Stringer, B Murphy, D Hurley
OSPREYS: Tommy Bowe; Jonny Vaughton, Sonny Parker, Andrew Bishop, Shane Williams; James Hook, Mike Phillips; Paul James, Huw Bennett, Adam Jones; Ian Gough, Alun-Wyn Jones; Ryan Jones (Capt), Marty Holah, Filo Tiatia. Replacements: Richard Hibbard, Cai Griffiths, Filipo Levi, Andy Lloyd, Tom Smith, Jamie Nutbrown, Dan Biggar
