Peter O’Mahony and Thaakir Abrahams passed fit for Munster's trip to La Rochelle

Meanwhile Leinster and Connacht have also named their teams for their Champions Cup Round of 18 clashes against Harlequins and Cardiff respectively on Saturday.

FIT THE RETURN: Peter O'Mahony during a Munster Rugby squad training session at the University of Limerick recently. Pic: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile.

Peter O’Mahony and Thaakir Abrahams have been passed fit to face La Rochelle on Saturday with Munster keeping to their word and naming their strongest team possible for the Champions Cup clash with Ronan O’Gara’s side at Stade Marcel-Deflandre.

Attack coach Mike Prendergast had made it clear from the outset that there would be no attempt by Munster to emulate Saracens by sending a weakened team to France for the Round of 16.