Preview: Munster v Leinster
Gordon D'Arcy will partner Fergus McFadden for Leinster in the only backline change to the side that defeated Connacht last weekend.
Gordon D'Arcy starts at inside centre for Leinster and will partner Fergus McFadden in the only backline change to the side that defeated Connacht last weekend.
Rob Kearney continues at full-back with Girvan Dempsey and Isa Nacewa on the wings, while Eoin Reddan continues at half-back alongside Jonathan Sexton.
Jamie Heaslip is also named in the starting line-up for Friday's interprovincial derby and the number eight is named in a back-row which also includes fellow Ireland back-row forward Shane Jennings and Scotland's Nathan Hines.
Leo Cullen leads the side and starts at second row alongside Devin Toner.
Cian Healy joins fellow Ireland internationals Bernard Jackman and Malcolm O'Kelly on the bench.
Meanwhile, Jerry Flannery returns to competitive action for Munster for the first time since being suspended for kicking Alexis Palisson in Ireland's Six Nations game against France.
He is one of four international players making a return to Magners League action for this top of the table clash with Leinster tomorrow night.
However, two players named in the extended squad on Tuesday, captain Paul O'Connell and Keith Earls have both been forced to withdraw, both suffering from groin strain.
In relation to their availability for the Heineken Cup game in a week's time team manager Shaun Payne said that neither had been ruled out at this stage.
18 of Friday's match day 22 were involved when the sides last met in the RDS back in October. From that game, that Leinster won 30-0, Denis Leamy and Denis Hurley are now joined on the injury list by O'Connell and Earls.
In the absence of O'Connell, Munster will be led by Ronan O'Gara who is set to win his 180th Munster cap.
Form: Things could not be more even in the 14 previous league meetings between the two Provinces, both having secured seven wins apiece, whilst Leinster have not won at Thomond Park since 1995. Munster's only defeat in their last six encounters was 22-31 at Newport Gwent Dragons in the Magners League on 6 March. Munster are the best team at home in the Magners League with 31 points from a possible 35 on Munster turf. Leinster have not lost a game in any competition since their 14-30 reversal at the Dragons on 6 December. The Leinstermen have lost just one of four previous Magners League matches they have played on Good Friday.
Munster: 15 Paul Warwick, 14 Doug Howlett, 13 Lifeimi Mafi, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Ian Dowling, 10 Ronan O'Gara (c), 9 Tomas O'Leary, 8 David Wallace, 7 Niall Ronan, 6 Alan Quinlan, 5 Mick O'Driscoll, 4 Donncha O'Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Jerry Flannery, 1 Marcus Horan.
Replacements: 16 Denis Fogarty, 17 Tony Buckley, 18 Neil Williams, 19 John Coughlan, 20 Peter Stringer, 21 Tim Gleeson, 22 Sean Deasy.
Leinster: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Girvan Dempsey, 13 Fergus McFadden, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Isa Nacewa, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Shane Jennings, 6 Nathan Hines, 5 Devin Toner, 4 Leo Cullen (c), 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 John Fogarty, 1 Stan Wright.
Replacements: 16 Bernard Jackman, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Malcolm O'Kelly, 19 Stephen Keogh, 20 Paul O'Donohoe, 21 Shaun Berne, 22 Eoin O'Malley.
Date: Friday, April 2
Venue: Thomond Park
Kick-off: 20.05 BST
Referee: Romain Poite.