With head coach Toby Booth revealing in the week that Gareth Thomas would be unavailable for the match after his Wales exploits, the front three will be made of Nicky Smith at loosehead, with Sam Parry lining up at hooker and Tom Botha at three.
Utility man James Ratti will partner with Rhys Davies at lock. On-loan Cheetah Jeandre Rudolph lines up at six, whilst captain Justin Tipuric will be on the other flank. Morris, having come on to score as a replacement in the 19-15 defeat in Edinburgh three weeks ago returns to the starting lineup at eight.
Reuben Morgan-Williams returns from injury to start at scrum half, with Owen Williams coming in for Dan Edwards at ten. Keiran Williams lines up at inside centre with Evardi Boshoff his midfield partner at 13.
In the back three, Iestyn Hopkins starts at full back, with Keelan Giles starting on one wing and Alex Cuthbert on the other.
Centre Owen Watkin is the only Wales player to come back into the squad and takes up a place on the bench following on from his Guinness Six Nations exploits.
Head Coach, Toby Booth, emphasised in his pre-match press conference:
“Our home form has been good this season, continuing that is important in order for us to establish ourselves as competitors (for the top eight).
“Munster, as always, will provide a tough opposition so it’s important we start well and impose ourselves on the game as soon as we can.”
Ospreys starting XV:
15. Iestyn Hopkins, 14. Alex Cuthbert, 13. Evardi Boshoff ,12. Keiran Williams, 11. Keelan Giles,
10. Owen Williams, 9. Reuben Morgan-Williams
1. Nicky Smith, 2. Sam Parry, 3. Tom Botha, 4. James Ratti, 5. Rhys Davies, 6. Jeandre Rudolph,
7. Justin Tipuric (captain), 8. Morgan Morris.
Replacements:
16. Lewis Lloyd, 17. Garyn Phillips,18. Ben Warren,19. Huw Sutton, 20. Harri Deaves,
21. Cameron Jones, 22. Jack Walsh , 23. Owen Watkin .
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