Cullen rested for clash with Borders

Ever-present Christian Cullen has been rested for Munster’s home clash with The Borders in the Celtic League on Friday (6.45pm).

Shaun Payne will move to full back, Paul Devlin will make his full debut and Mike Mullins, Eoin Reddan and Alan Quinlan also return to the first fifteen.

Devlin has been able to take advantage of Anthony Horgan’s hamstring injury and Mullins will start for the first time since early October.

MUNSTER (v The Borders): S Payne; M Lawlor, M Mullins, R Henderson, P Devlin; P Burke, E Reddan; F Roche, J Blaney, G McIlwham, T Hogan, T Bowman, S Keogh, A Quinlan, J Williams.

Replacements: M Storey, D Fogarty, T Hayes, J O'Connor, M Prendergast, J Holland, M McPhail.