Hayes and Halstead withdraw from Munster side

Munster are without John Hayes and new south African centre signing Trevor Halstead for this afternoons clash against Leinster at Musgrave Park, adding to the southerners injury list.

Barry Murphy starts in the centre, with prop Pucciariello taking over from Hayes.

Denis Hickie, Gordan D’Arcy and Shane Horgan all start in the Leinster backline with youngster Robert Kearney losing out on the wing for the crucial Celtic League derby.

Jamie Heaslip keeps his place at number eight, with Eric Miller coming in at blindside flanker

Munster: Payne, Kelly, Connolly, B. Murphy, Pitout, O'Gara, O'Leary, Horan, Sheahan, Pucciariello, O'Callaghan, O'Driscoll, Quinlan, Leamy, Foley.

Replacements: Flannery, Roche, Hogan, Wallace, F. Murphy, Burke, Dowling.

Leinster: Dempsey, Hickie, D'Arcy, Contepomi, Horgan, Warner, O'Meara, Corrigan, Jackman, Green, Gissing, Williams, Miller, Gleeson, Heaslip.

Replacements: McCormack, D. Blaney, Potts, Dillon, O'Riordan, Lewis, Kearney.

Referee: S McDowell (Ireland)