Mafi to make full Munster debut

The exciting former Taranaki centre Lifiemi Mafi will make his full debut for Munster against Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park on Sunday.

Mafi will make up one half of a centre partnership with Barry Murphy. Trevor Halstead drops down to the bench.

There are ten changes in all with Jeremy Manning and Tomas O'Leary at half back and almost an entirely new pack of forwards with Mick O'Driscoll taking the role of captain.

MUNSTER (v Llanelli): S Payne; J Kelly, B Murphy, L Mafi, I Dowling; J Manning, T O'Leary; D Hurley, A Kyriacou, F Pucciariello; C Wyatt, M O'Driscoll capt; J O'Sullivan, T McGann, A Quinlan.

Replacements: S Cronin, T Ryan, D Ryan, J Coughlan, G Hurley, E Hickey, T Halstead.