Former All Black Christian Cullen will play his first top level game in 12 months this weekend after recovering from shoulder problems.
Cullen has been named in the Munster squad to take on Perpignan in the quarterfinals of the Heineken Cup at Lansdowne Road.
Denis Leamy, Rob Henderson, Mike Mullins and Jeremy Manning have also been included in the Munster squad.
Leamy picked up an ankle injury in the final Six Nations match against England and is consdered slightly better than 50/50 by coach Declan Kidney to be fit for consideration for the match day squad while Manning returns to the squad having recovered from an arm injury sustained in mid January.
The match day 22 will be announced on Friday.
Munster Squad: C Cullen, S Payne, J Kelly, M Mullins, R Henderson, T Halstead, I Dowling, J Manning, R O'Gara, T O'Leary, P Stringer, M Horan, J Hayes, F Pucciariello, J Flannery, D Fogarty, P O'Connell, D O'Callaghan, T Hogan, M O'Driscoll, D Leamy, J O'Sullivan, D Wallace, S Keogh, A Foley.