The Munster squad has been named for Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup Round 3 clash against RC Toulon at Stade Félix Mayol.
There are 10 changes to the side that faced Ulster in Belfast last Friday night.
Academy back three player Ben O’Connor starts on the wing with Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Shane Daly and Tom Farrell also coming into the backline.
Captain Tadhg Beirne, Gavin Coombes, Edwin Edogbo, Jeremy Loughman and Jack O’Donoghue start in the pack.
Daly, Calvin Nash and O’Connor are named in the back three as Alex Nankivell and Tom Farrell form the centre partnership.
Casey and Crowley partner up in the half-backs.
Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron and Michael Ala’alatoa pack down in the front row with Edogbo and Fineen Wycherley in the engine room.
Beirne, O’Donoghue and Coombes complete the side.
Niall Scannell, Michael Milne and John Ryan provide the front row back-up as Tom Ahern and Brian Gleeson complete the forward cover.
Paddy Patterson, JJ Hanrahan and Dan Kelly are the backline replacements.
Munster Rugby: Shane Daly; Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Alex Nankivell, Ben O’Connor; Jack Crowley, Craig Casey; Jeremy Loughman, Diarmuid Barron, Michael Ala’alatoa; Edwin Edogbo, Fineen Wycherley; Tadhg Beirne (C), Jack O’Donoghue, Gavin Coombes.
Replacements: Niall Scannell, Michael Milne, John Ryan, Tom Ahern, Brian Gleeson, Paddy Patterson, JJ Hanrahan, Dan Kelly.
Unavailable for selection this week:
Jean Kleyn (calf)
Alex Kendellen (ankle)
John Hodnett (thumb)
Leinster have made seven changes to their team for this weekend’s Champions Cup clash against La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium.
Joshua Kenny handed his European debut on the wing, with Tommy O’Brien retained from the side that thrashed Connacht, on the opposite flank and Ciarán Frawley continuing at full-back.
Sam Prendergast and Jamison Gibson-Park are chosen at half-back.
Up front, Paddy McCarthy comes in at loosehead alongside Dan Sheehan and Thomas Clarkson, while James Ryan returns to the engine room to partner Joe McCarthy.
Caelan Doris captains the side from number eight, with Jack Conan and Josh van der Flier completing a powerful and mobile back row.
Connacht also ring in the changes for their away game against Montpellier in the Challenge Cup on Sunday.
There’s anew-look midfield pairing of Cathal Forde and Harry West, with Ben Murphy starts at scrum-half and Shane Jennings coming in on the wing.
Cian Prendergast captains the side from blindside flanker, while there’s a first start for Academy loosehead Billy Bohan in the front row.
