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Munster v Ospreys</div>
Ospreys have rested all their Lions players for Friday's final Magners League game of the season against champions Munster at Thomond Park.
Jonny Vaughton, Andrew Bishop, Filipo Levi and Ed Shervington are also missing from the 22 that beat Glasgow.
But Ospreys still select Wales skipper Ryan Jones, plus Sonny Parker, Ian Gough and outside-half James Hook.
Lions selections Paul O'Connell, Ronan O'Gara, David Wallace and Keith Earls will all start for Munster.
Donncha O'Callaghan, who is also travelling to South Africa, is named on the bench.
Parker plays his 100th Ospreys game, while wing David Evans gets a debut, as could Richard Kelly from the bench.
The champions, who will receive the Magners League trophy after the match, name Frankie Sheahan and Anthony Horgan who will be making their final appearances for the Irish province before they retire.
Sheahan made his debut for Munster in November 1996 against Western Samoa) while Horgan's came eight months later in an interprovincial championship match against Connacht.
Prop Federico Pucciariello will also be making his final appearance for Munster before leaving the Irish outfit while replacements Kieran Lewis and Mike Prendergast are also departing at the end of this season.
Munster have won their last six home matches, while the last Welsh side to win at Thomond Park were the Dragons in March 2004.
They have beaten the Ospreys in their last three encounters, including a 43-9 Heineken Cup hammering, but the Welsh side are seeking a record fourth successive away win in the league.
The Ospreys' only win in Munster was at Musgrave Park in February 2004.
"We've rested our Lions for our final fixture, they've served us well this season," said Ospreys coach Sean Holley.
"Obviously we'll be going to Munster with regrets that we aren't going there chasing silverware as we'd hoped.
"They say that it's your away form that wins you leagues, and our away form has been pretty good.
"We've won at Connacht, Glasgow, Ulster and we've had two good derby wins, but unfortunately, we've stumbled at home since the turn of the year.
"The boys selected are certainly fired up for the game, they aren't approaching it as an end of season chuck about.
"There are plenty of players with a point to prove.
"We have players who haven't been selected for Wales who want to show what they are about, some of the team have bad memories of their last visit to Thomond Park, and we have some youngsters and new faces who want to make an impact.
"It's a big day for Sonny Parker, a true Osprey who has served us well over he last few seasons.
"David Evans is a young Neath winger who has played for the Ospreys age-grade sides, and has really emerged over the last twelve months through the Wales Sevens team and some good form in the Welsh Premiership.
"He has electrifying pace and, having done well with Neath, we are taking this opportunity to see what he can do with next season in mind.
"Likewise with Richard Kelly, a young second-row who is one of Swansea's top line-out forwards."
Munster: P Warwick; D Howlett, K Earls, L Mafi, I Dowling; R O'Gara, P Stringer; F Pucciariello, D Fogarty, T Buckley; M O'Driscoll, P O'Connell capt; D Leamy, N Ronan, D Wallace. Replacements: F Sheahan, D Ryan, D O'Callaghan, J O'Sullivan, M Prendergast, A Horgan; K Lewis.
Ospreys: G Owen; A Beck, S Parker, J Spratt, D Evans; J Hook, J Nutbrown; P James, R Hibbard, C Griffiths, I Gough, A Lloyd, R Jones (capt), M Holah, F Tiatia.
Replacements: S Baldwin, D Jones, C Mitchell, R Kelly, S Tandy, R Wells, D Biggar.
Referee: Peter Allan (SRU)
BBC Sport
Munster v Ospreys</div>
Ospreys have rested all their Lions players for Friday's final Magners League game of the season against champions Munster at Thomond Park.
Jonny Vaughton, Andrew Bishop, Filipo Levi and Ed Shervington are also missing from the 22 that beat Glasgow.
But Ospreys still select Wales skipper Ryan Jones, plus Sonny Parker, Ian Gough and outside-half James Hook.
Lions selections Paul O'Connell, Ronan O'Gara, David Wallace and Keith Earls will all start for Munster.
Donncha O'Callaghan, who is also travelling to South Africa, is named on the bench.
Parker plays his 100th Ospreys game, while wing David Evans gets a debut, as could Richard Kelly from the bench.
The champions, who will receive the Magners League trophy after the match, name Frankie Sheahan and Anthony Horgan who will be making their final appearances for the Irish province before they retire.
Sheahan made his debut for Munster in November 1996 against Western Samoa) while Horgan's came eight months later in an interprovincial championship match against Connacht.
Prop Federico Pucciariello will also be making his final appearance for Munster before leaving the Irish outfit while replacements Kieran Lewis and Mike Prendergast are also departing at the end of this season.
Munster have won their last six home matches, while the last Welsh side to win at Thomond Park were the Dragons in March 2004.
They have beaten the Ospreys in their last three encounters, including a 43-9 Heineken Cup hammering, but the Welsh side are seeking a record fourth successive away win in the league.
The Ospreys' only win in Munster was at Musgrave Park in February 2004.
"We've rested our Lions for our final fixture, they've served us well this season," said Ospreys coach Sean Holley.
"Obviously we'll be going to Munster with regrets that we aren't going there chasing silverware as we'd hoped.
"They say that it's your away form that wins you leagues, and our away form has been pretty good.
"We've won at Connacht, Glasgow, Ulster and we've had two good derby wins, but unfortunately, we've stumbled at home since the turn of the year.
"The boys selected are certainly fired up for the game, they aren't approaching it as an end of season chuck about.
"There are plenty of players with a point to prove.
"We have players who haven't been selected for Wales who want to show what they are about, some of the team have bad memories of their last visit to Thomond Park, and we have some youngsters and new faces who want to make an impact.
"It's a big day for Sonny Parker, a true Osprey who has served us well over he last few seasons.
"David Evans is a young Neath winger who has played for the Ospreys age-grade sides, and has really emerged over the last twelve months through the Wales Sevens team and some good form in the Welsh Premiership.
"He has electrifying pace and, having done well with Neath, we are taking this opportunity to see what he can do with next season in mind.
"Likewise with Richard Kelly, a young second-row who is one of Swansea's top line-out forwards."
Munster: P Warwick; D Howlett, K Earls, L Mafi, I Dowling; R O'Gara, P Stringer; F Pucciariello, D Fogarty, T Buckley; M O'Driscoll, P O'Connell capt; D Leamy, N Ronan, D Wallace. Replacements: F Sheahan, D Ryan, D O'Callaghan, J O'Sullivan, M Prendergast, A Horgan; K Lewis.
Ospreys: G Owen; A Beck, S Parker, J Spratt, D Evans; J Hook, J Nutbrown; P James, R Hibbard, C Griffiths, I Gough, A Lloyd, R Jones (capt), M Holah, F Tiatia.
Replacements: S Baldwin, D Jones, C Mitchell, R Kelly, S Tandy, R Wells, D Biggar.
Referee: Peter Allan (SRU)
BBC Sport
