Munster have been boosted by the return of Alex Nankivell from injury as they look to pick up their third BKT United Rugby Championship win in a row tomorrow night.
Nankivell returns from 10 weeks out with a hamstring injury to start in the centre for the visit of Edinburgh to Cork, among eight changes from the win against the Scarlets earlier this month.
Ian Costello's side will be without Gavin Coombes, who has been retained in Ireland's camp ahead of next week's Guinness Six Nations meeting with France, but Calvin Nash and John Hodnett both start for the province at Virgin Media Park.
Nash slots in on the right wing in place of Shane Daly, who was injured for Ireland A last week, while Shay McCarthy replaces Diarmuid Kilgallen on the left, with Ben O'Connor continuing at full-back.
Nankivell take the place of Rory Scannell in the centre, where he partners Tom Farrell, with an unchanged half-back partnership of Billy Burns and Ethan Coughlan.
Up front, Brian Gleeson take the place of Coombes at number eight, with Hodnett starting ahead of Alex Kendellen, who drops to the bench.
Tom Ahern (above) moves from the second row to blindside flanker due to Jack O'Donoghue's ankle injury, with Evan O'Connell coming in to partner Fineen Wycherley at lock.
In the front row, John Ryan and Niall Scannell start alongside Josh Wycherley.
On the replacements, there are welcome returns for loosehead prop Mark Donnell who makes his first appearance of the season, while Seán O'Brien returns to the squad, having been sidelined with injury since October.
Munster: Ben O'Connor; Calvin Nash, Tom Farrell, Alex Nankivell, Shay McCarthy; Billy Burns, Ethan Coughlan; Josh Wycherley, Niall Scannell, John Ryan; Evan O'Connell, Fineen Wycherley; Tom Ahern, John Hodnett, Brian Gleeson
Replacements: Diarmuid Barron, Mark Donnelly, Stephen Archer, Ruadhán Quinn, Alex Kendellen, Paddy Patterson, Tony Butler, Seán O'Brien
