Warwick to start at full-back for Munster

In-form utility back Paul Warwick has been ushered into the Munster side after Rua Tipoki failed a fitness test for Sunday's Heineken Cup tie at Sale Sharks.

However, Ian Dowling has proven his fitness from a minor injury to cause the minimum of disruption to Tony McGahan's 15.

Warwick will start at full-back with Keith Earls moving forward into a centre partnership with Lifeimi Mafi. Scrum-half Tomas O'Leary returns from injury to force Peter Stringer onto the bench.

There is also one change up front with John O'Sullivan coming into the back row in place of Justin Melck.

MUNSTER (v Sale Sharks): P Warwick; D Howlett; K Earls, L Mafi, I Dowling; R O'Gara, T O'Leary; M Horan, J Flannery, J Hayes; D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell (capt); A Quinlan, J O'Sullivan, D Wallace.

Replacements: D Fogarty, F Pucciariello, D Ryan, J Melck, P Stringer, B Murphy, K Lewis.