O'Connell returns for Munster

Ireland's Paul O'Connell will play for Munster for the first time since mid-January against Edinburgh in the Magner's League on Friday night.

Antohny Foley will continue to lead the side from number eight and Brian Carney will start at full-back for the first time.

Alan Quinlan and John O'Sullivan will joni Foley in the back row as David Wallace and Denis Leamy are held in reserve on the bench.

MUNSTER (v Edinburgh): B Carney; A Horgan, B Murphy, L Mafi, I Dowling; R O'Gara, T O'Leary; F Pucciariello, F Sheahan, T Buckley, M O'Driscoll, P O'Connell, A Quinlan, J O'Sullivan, A Foley (capt). Replacements: D Fogarty, F Roche, D Wallace, D Leamy, B O'Meara, J Manning, M Lawlor.