Kidney keeps up experiments

Coach Declan Kidney will persist with the experiment of playing Tomas O'Leary at outside centre for Munster's Celtic League trip to the Gwent Dragons

There are three changes with out-half Jeremy Manning, prop Frederico Pucciariello and blindside Mick O'Driscoll coming in for Ronan O'Gara, Marcus Horan and Denis Leamy, respectively.

Sadly, Christian Cullen tweaked his hamstring and hooker Denis Fogarty hurt his hand in training.

MUNSTER (v Newport-Gwent Dragons): S Payne; J Kelly, T O'Leary, T Halstead, I Dowling; J Manning, P Stringer; F Pucciariello, J Flannery, J Hayes, D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell, M O'Driscoll, D Wallace, A Foley capt.

Replacements: F Roche, E McGovern, S Keogh, J O'Sullivan, P Burke, M Mullins, R Henderson.