The Munster team for Sunday's Heineken Cup quarter-final against the Ospreys shows just one change from the side that started against Leinster last weekend with Denis Leamy returning to the back row.
Leamy's return to fitness from a shoulder injury means that Niall Ronan slips to the replacements bench. David Wallace also returns to his more familiar openside flanker role.
Speaking ahead of Sunday's game, Munster captain Paul O'Connell said: "The Ospreys and ourselves, we know each other well and that will make it an epic battle.
"A lot of internationals on both sides know each other very well, internationally and from the Magners League year-in, year-out.
"Four years ago we were in the same group in the Heineken Cup.
"It probably won't be a great game to watch because the more you know about a team the harder it is to break them down. It'll be good for the purists I suppose."
Meanwhile, with Wales full-back Lee Byrne ruled out of Sunday's game due to a foot injury, Ireland Grand Slam hero Tommy Bowe will don the Ospreys number 15 jersey.
Bowe will face some of his Ireland team-mates as the Welsh region bid to make the semi-finals for the first time.
Ian Gough is back in the starting line-up at lock, while Jonny Vaughton has also been pencilled in to start on the right wing.
MUNSTER: Paul Warwick, Doug Howlett, Keith Earls, Lifeimi Mafi, Ian Dowling; Ronan O'Gara, Tomas O'Leary; Marcus Horan, Jerry Flannery, John Hayes, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell (capt), Alan Quinlan, David Wallace, Denis Leamy.
Replacements: Denis Fogarty, Tony Buckley, Mick O'Driscoll, Niall Ronan, Peter Stringer, Barry Murphy, Denis Hurley.
OSPREYS: Tommy Bowe; Jonny Vaughton, Sonny Parker, Andrew Bishop, Shane Williams; James Hook, Mike Phillips; Paul James, Huw Bennett, Adam Jones, Ian Gough, Alun Wyn Jones, Ryan Jones (capt), Marty Holah, Filo Tiatia.
Replacements: Richard Hibbard, Cai Griffiths, Filipo Levi, Andy Lloyd, Tom Smith, Jamie Nutbrown, Dan Biggar.
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Assistant Referees: Paul Dix, Robin Goodliffe (both England)
Television Match Official: Geoff Warren (England)