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MAGNERS LEAGUE
Venue: Thomond Park Date: Saturday, 4 April Kick-off: 1930 BST Coverage: Score updates on BBC Sport website
Ronan O'Gara is back in the Munster starting line-up
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Munster have recalled the majority of their big guns for Saturday's Magners League clash against Leinster. Ronan O'Gara returns at fly-half while Tomas O'Leary edges out Peter Stringer for the scrum-half berth. Marcus Horan, Jerry Flannery, John Hayes, Paul O'Connell, Donncha O'Callaghan and David Wallace are all drafted into the pack. Rob Kearney and Jamie Heaslip will start for Leinster but Brian O'Driscoll and Luke Fitzgerald remain out. O'Driscoll and Fitzgerald were included in Leinster's initial 29-man squad but they have not been named in the match day panel. Kearney's return at wing sees Fergus McFadden dropping out of the backs with Shane Horgan switching to centre. Heaslip's return sees Rocky Elsom moving to the back row with Cameron Jowitt losing his starting place. O'Gara's return at fly-half sees Paul Warwick switching to full-back with Denis Hurley dropping to the bench. Horan, Flannery and Hayes replace Freddie Pucciariello, Denis Fogarty and Tony Buckley in a totally revamped front-row while O'Connell and O'Callaghan take over from Mick O'Driscoll and Donnacha Ryan in the second row. David Wallace comes in for James Coughlan at number eight, with Denis Leamy ruled out by injury. Another change sees fit-again Ian Dowling replacing Barry Murphy in the backs. Dowling will be making his first Munster start since sustaining a hamstring injury in January. Munster lead their Irish rivals by three points at the top of the table. Leinster's replacements will be confirmed before the kick-off.
Munster: 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, N Ronan, D Wallace. Replacements: D Fogarty, T Buckley, M O'Driscoll, D Ryan, P Stringer, B Murphy, D Hurley Leinster: G Dempsey, I Nacewa, G D'Arcy, S Horgan, R Kearney, F Contepomi, C Whitaker, C Healy, B Jackman, S Wright, L Cullen (capt), M O'Kelly, R Elsom, S Jennings, J Heaslip. Replacements (from): J Fogarty, O le Roux, R McCormack, T Hogan, C Jowitt, S O'Brien, C Keane, J Sexton, S Keogh
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