Ronan O’Gara will start at number 10 as Munster face Edinburgh in their must win Heineken Cup game on Sunday afternoon. Munster need a bonus point and despite calls for Ian Keatley to come into the side, O'Gara has been entrusted with guiding his side through a tense, high pressure game.

O’Gara will undertake the task Murrayfield with Conor Murray alongside him at scrum-half, despite concerns about a facial injury. Elsewhere in the starting XV, Rob Penney has named Dave Kilcoyne, Damien Varley and BJ Botha in the front row for Sunday's game away to Edinburgh while hooker Mike Sherry is only fit enough for a place on the bench.

Munster Starting XV

Backs:

F Jones; D Howlett (capt), K Earls, J Downey, S Zebo; R O’Gara, C Murray;

Forwards

D Kilcoyne, D Varley,BJ Botha; D O’Callaghan, D Ryan; P O’Mahony, T O’Donnell, J Coughlan.

Replacements: M Sherry, W du Preez, S Archer, B Holland, P Butler, D Williams, I Keatley, C Laulala.