Munster Side For Scarlets

Munster once again ring the changes for the opening Magners League game of the season (v Llanelli Scarlets Musgrave Park Saturday 5.30pm).

Paul Warwick and Tomas O’Leary return to the starting XV while Shaun Payne is drafted into the full-back slot after Mossy Lawlor has been ruled out with a back strain.

Munster: S Payne; I Dowling, K Lewis, R Tipoki, A Horgan; P Warwick, T O’Leary; F Pucciariello, D Fogarty, T Buckley; M Melbourne, M O’Driscoll, B Holland, N Ronan, A Foley capt
Replacements: Daragh Hurley, S Cronin, T O’Donnell, J Coughlan, G Hurley, J Manning, L Mafi.

Scarlets: Morgan Stoddart; Garan Evans, Regan King, Gavin Evans, Matthew Watkins; Rhys Prietland, Gavin Cattle; Iestyn Thomas, James Hayter, Bruce Douglas; Vernon Cooper, Adam Eustace; Dafydd Jones, James Bater (capt), Nathan Thomas.
Replacements: Ben Broster, Ken Owens, Lou Reed, Johnathan Edwards, Liam Davies, Daniel Evans, Jon Davies