Stringer to start at scrum-half for Munster ahead of O’Leary

Peter Stringer has been named ahead of his Ireland scrum-half rival Tomas O'Leary in the Munster side to visit Glasgow tomorrow in the Magners League.

O'Leary has been named on the bench, with Mick O'Driscoll the only other player from the Irish Six Nations campaign in the starting 15.

Jerry Flannery was named in the extended squad yesterday, but has been left out of the match-day 22.

O’Driscoll is set to captain in the absence of Paul O’Connell.

Munster: Denis Hurley; Doug Howlett, Keith Earls, Lifeimi Mafi, Barry Murphy; Paul Warwick, Peter Stringer; Federico Pucciariello, Denis Fogarty, Tony Buckley; Mick O'Driscoll capt, Donnacha Ryan; Alan Quinlan, Niall Ronan, James Coughlan.

Replacements: Michael Essex, Darragh Hurley, Billy Holland, Tommy O'Donnell, Tomas O'Leary, Jeremy Manning, Kieran Lewis.