Rugby:Tony McGahan has been forced into significant adjustments ahead of the Magners League meeting with Aironi at Stadio Zaffanella (1pm Irish time).
The league leaders’ preparations have been hampered by the Six Nations game against Scotland on the same day and the British & Cup last Tuesday night, meaning there are seven changes in all, three of them positional.
The pack shows just one personnel change from the 23-13 win over Edinburgh last week, with Ian Nagle replacing Denis Leamy but taking his place in the secondrow alongside Mick O'Driscoll. Donnacha Ryan moves to the blindside of the backrow.
With Ronan O’Gara and Peter Stringer in Edinburgh with Ireland, and Tomás O’Leary injured, Paul Warwick will begin at outhalf and will be served by Duncan Williams.
Sam Tuitupou resumes at inside centre, while Denis Hurley switches to the wing as Doug Howlett makes way for former under-20 international wing Simon Zebo.
Sunday will see first starts for Aironi permit players Pietro Travagli and Tommaso D’Apice. Coach Rowland Phillips has made four other changes from the side that lost to the the Dragons last Sunday.
Gilberto Pavan and Matteo Pratichetti have been named in the centre, while Danwel Demas returns to fullback instead of the injured Julien Laharrague.
Outhalf James Marshall and Pietro Travagli will form a new halfback partnership and former Munster man Nick Williams, joins international Josh Sole and Gareth Krause in the backrow.
Ulster's Ryan Caldwellhas withdrawn from tonight's Magners League clash with the Cardiff at Ravenhill because of illness.
The lock was named among the replacements but his place will now be taken by Neil McComb, who will win his first cap for the province if called upon from the bench.
Aironi: D Demas; K Robertson, G Pavan, M Pratichetti, G Toniolatti; J Marshall, P Travagli; A De Marchi, T D'Apice, F Staibano; J Furno, M Bortolami (capt); J Sole, G Krause, N Williams. Replacements: R Santamaria, L Redolfini, A De Marchi, G Biagi, N Cattina, G Bronzini, R Bocchino, G Pizarro.
Munster: J Murphy, D Hurley, L Mafi, S Tuitupou, S Zebo, P Warwick, D Williams, W du Preez, D Varley, T Buckley, I Nagle, M O'Driscoll capt, D Ryan, T O'Donnell, J Coughlan. Replacements: D Fogarty, M Horan, S Archer, B Holland, A Quinlan, C Murray, D Cusack, D Howlett.
Ulster: A D'Arcy, A Trimble, N Spence, L Marshall, C Gilroy; I Humphreys, R Pienaar; B Young, A Kyriacou, D Fitzpatrick; J Muller (capt), T Barker; C Henry, W Faloon, P Wannenburg. Replacements: N Brady, P McAllister, J Cronin, N McComb, TJ Anderson, P Marshall, I Whitten, T Seymour
