All the weekend’s RaboDirect PRO 12 team news

Come this way for all the team news in the games involving the Irish provinces in the RaboDirect PRO 12 League this weekend.

Munster coach Tony McGahan has made four changes to the side that toppled the Dragons at Musgrave Park on Saturday night for the clash with the Glasgow Warriors this weekend.

Simon Zebo comes in on the wing instead of hamstring victim Denis Hurley, while Wian du Preez, Damien Varley and John Hayes form an entirely new-look front row with Marcus Horan, Mike Sherry and Stephen Archer dropping out.

Munster’s clash with Glasgow Warriors kicks off in Firhill Stadium on Friday at 7.30pm.

Munster: J Murphy; D Howlett, D Barnes, L Mafi, S Zebo; I Keatley, P Stringer; W du Preez, D Varley, J Hayes; B Holland, M O'Driscoll; P O'Mahony (captain), N Ronan, J Coughlan.

Replacements: D Fogarty, M Horan, S Archer, D Foley, T O'Donnell, D Williams, S Deasy, T Gleeson.

Despite a 24-point hammering at the hands of the Ospreys last weekend, Leinster coach Joe Schmidt has resisted the urge to make wholesale changes for the visit of the Dragons on Friday night.

Brendan Macken comes in for Luke Fitzgerald at centre in the only change to the starting XV, while a decision on the make-up of the replacements bench will be made closer to kick-off.

Leinster’s meeting with the Dragons kicks off in the RDS on Friday at 7.35pm.

Leinster: Isa Nacewa; Fionn Carr, Brendan Macken, Eoin O’Malley, David Kearney; Ian Madigan, Cillian Willis; Heinke van der Merwe, Richardt Strauss, Jamie Hagan; Damian Browne, Devin Toner; Kevin McLaughlin, Dominic Ryan, Rhys Ruddock (Captain)

Replacements: Aaron Dundon, Jack McGrath, Jack O’Connell / Nathan White, Mark Flanagan, Leo Auva’a, John Cooney, Mat Berquist, Darren Hudson

Like Leinster, there is only one change to the Ulster side that defeated Glasgow Warriors last weekend for Saturday’s meeting against Aironi.

Tim Barker comes in for Lewis Stevenson in the second row and with Stevenson dropping to the bench, Neil McComb is excluded from the match-day 23.

Ulster’s clash with Aironi kicks off in the Stadio Zaffanella on Saturday at 4pm.

Ulster: A D’Arcy; C Gilroy, D Cave, N Spence, I Whitten; I Humphreys, P Marshall; P McAllister, A Kyriacou, J Cronin, T Barker, D Tuohy, P Wannenburg, W Faloon, C Henry.

Replacements: N Brady, D Fitzpatrick, A Macklin, L Stevenson, R Diack, I Porter, P Jackson, L Marshall