Penney picking big guns for Ulster clash

Munster’s current rotation policy in selection may be paying dividends for the RaboDirect Pro12 leaders but head coach Rob Penney is set to recall as many front line players as he can for Friday’s trip to inter-provincial rivals Ulster.

The southern province made it nine wins in-a-row in all competitions with a 22-16 victory over neighbours Connacht at Thomond Park on Friday night to end 2013 with a seven-point lead at the top of the league table.

With just one defeat in the Rabo this season, at Treviso on Sepember 20, Munster’s league form has been achieved without consistency in selection as Penney bids to bring a depth of experience to his squad, handing debuts to numerous young players and rotating his front rows, in particular on a weekly basis, even in Europe.