Hogan comes in for Munster

Alan Gaffney will have to do without Paul O’Connell - suspended for two weeks for punching Robert Sidoli - and Trevor Hogan has been given the nod ahead of Australian international Tom Bowman to partner Donncha O’Callaghan against Llanelli at Rodney Parade on Friday evening.

John Hayes, Anthony Foley and Denis Leamy are not included and neither is Rob Henderson or the long term absentee Christian Cullen.

MUNSTER (v Llanelli): S Payne; J Kelly, M Mullins, J Holland, A Horgan; R O’Gara, P Stringer; M Horan, F Sheahan, F Roche, D O’Callaghan, T Hogan, A Quinlan, D Wallace, J Williams (capt).

Replacements: J Blaney, E McGovern, T Bowman, S Keogh, F Murphy, P Bruke, P Devlin.