Rugby: Tony McGahan will experiment with a new youthful halfback partnership in Saturday's meeting with Newport-Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park (7.30pm).
Munster have been criticised for not investing enough faith in their younger players of late but there will be a chance to impress for a number of hopefuls when the Welsh side visit Cork tomorrow.
The Garryowen halfback pairing of Conor Murray (21) and Declan Cusack (22) will start, along with 20-year-old wing Simon Zebo and 22-year-old lock Ian Nagle.
There remains plenty of experience, however, in both the backline and the pack, where Nagle will be joined by Mick O’Driscoll in the secondrow, and Marcus Horan and Denis Fogarty return to the starting frontrow.
The Dragons have backrow Toby Faletau back in harness after an ankle injury cost him a place in the Welsh Six Nations squad.
"It's obviously great to have Toby back in contention" said Dragons forwards coach Danny Wilson. "Toby's presence gives us a really physical backrow, which you need playing a pack like Munster's.
"The scrum has gone well recently, we're starting to develop some depth in props which is crucial to our game. We've changed the way we train with scrummaging this season which the boys have been really receptive to the increase in live scrummaging this season."
"Although it's a bit taxing physically, it's worth it for the improvement in matchday performance."
Ulster, meanwhile, have announced two-year extensions to the contracts of hooker Andi Kyriacouand lock Neil McComb.
Munster: J Murphy, D Howlett, L Mafi, P Warwick, S Zebo, D Cusack, C Murray, M Horan, D Fogarty, S Archer, I Nagle, M O'Driscoll capt; D Ryan, J Coughlan, D Leamy. Replacements: D Varley, W du Preez, T Buckley, A Quinlan, T O'Donnell, P Stringer, S Tuitupou, D Barnes.
Newport Gwent Dragons: W Harries; A Hughes, T Riley, P Leach, M Pewtner; J Tovey, W Evans; H Gustafson, S Jones (capt), B Castle; S Morgan, R Sidoli; A Coombs, T Faletau, J Bearman. Replacements: L Burns, P Palmer, P Price, A Jones, L Evans, A Smith, J Evans, M Jones.
