Munster's Kelly and Murphy out

Munster have been hit with the withdrawal through injury of John Kelly and Barry Murphy ahead of their Heineken Cup joust with Cardiff Blues at The Millennium Stadium on Sunday.

Lifeimi Mafi will start at outside centre beside Trevor Halstead and Anthony Horgan and Ian Dowling will take the wing positions.

On the bench, a decision will be made closer to the game whether Christian Cullen, Mossie Lawlor or Diogo Mateus will occupy the one vacant place in the squad.

MUNSTER (v Cardiff Blues): Shaun Payne; Ian Dowling, Lifeimi Mafi, Trevor Halstead, Anthony Horgan; Ronan O'Gara, Peter Stringer; Federico Pucciariello, Frank Sheahan, John Hayes, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Alan Quinlan, David Wallace, Denis Leamy.

Replacements: Andy Kyriacou, Darragh Hurley, Chris Wyatt, John O'Sullivan, Tomas O'Leary, Jeremy Manning, Christian Cullen/Mossy Lawlor/Diogo Mateus.

Cardiff Blues: Ben Blair; Tom Shanklin, Jamie Robinson, Marc Stcherbina, Chris Czekaj; Nick Robinson, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins, T Rhys Thomas, Taufaao Filise; Deiniol Jones, James Goode; Scott Morgan, Martyn Williams, Xavier Rush capt.

Replacements: John Yapp, Duane Goodfield, Bradley Davies, Mark Lewis, Ed Fairhurst, Nick MacLeod, Tom James.