The team's for this weekend's provincial derby are out and the selections may raise a few eyebrows. Despite coming through a mammoth encounter at the Stoop last Sunday Rod Penney has gone with a pretty similar side and is giving O'Connell and Simon Zebo another intense encounter, possibly to aid their Lions hopes.
Meanwhile for Leinster, Brian O'Driscoll is back from his suspension to resume his partnership with Gordan D'Arcy. D'Arcy earned a deserved man of the match award at Wasps last weekend and it's good for him to remind people from time to time that he is more than just O'Driscoll's sidekick.
Munster: Jones, Hurley, Laulala, Downey, Zebo, Keatley, Murray, Kilcoyne, Varley, Archer, O'Callaghan, O'Connell, O'Mahoney, O'Donnell, Coughlan
Leinster: Kearney, Kearney, O'Driscoll, D'arcy, Nacewa, Madigan, Boss, Healy, Cronin, Ross, Cullen, Roux, O'Brien, Jennings, Heaslip
What do you think of the teams? Is Penney taking a risk in starting Zebo and O'Connell? Both teams have signalled their intent with this selection and the game is sure to be as intense as it always is.
