Munster v Treviso: Teams

Scott Deasy has been named at full-back for an injury-ravaged Munster when they resume Magners League duty at home to Treviso on Friday night.

It will be the 22-year-old's first league start of the season, although he has come off the bench on three occasions and was also on the matchday squad for the game against Leinster and the two recent Heineken Cup encounters.

Other than that, Munster name a largely unchanged squad from the one that saw off Toulon last week, the noticeable exception being Marcus Horan who has been ruled out through an injury sustained in the gym.

Captain Denis Leamy and Niall Ronan (both rested) are also notable absentees from the matchday 23.

Leamy's place at No.8 is taken by James Coughlan, a try-scorer when he came on as a replacement against Toulon.

Tough test

Meanwhile, there will be several new faces in Treviso's team to face Munster at Thomond Park.

The Italians arrive in Limerick on the back of two Heineken Cup defeats and it will be a tough test against the former European winners for Franco Smith's side.

Amongst the new faces in Smith's line-up are Brendan Williams and Ludovico Nitoglia, while at centre, former England Sevens cap Andrew Vilk and Ezio Galon will link up. There is also a double change at half back with Fabio Semenzato and Kristopher Burton starting.

In the front-row, changes see Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet moving on the right side and Franco Sbaraglini on the left, while Azzurri hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini captains the side.

The second-row is filled by Enrico Pavanello and Valerio Bernabò, while flankers Benjamin Vermaak and Francesco Minto will make their debuts in the Magners League, with the latter also making his official debut in the green and white jersey.

The list is completed by Robert Barbieri as number eight, while hooker Enrico Ceccato and prop Augusto Allori will start back from the bench.

Munster: 15 Scott Deasy, 14 Doug Howlett, 13 Keith Earls, 12 Johne Murphy, 11 Denis Hurley, 10 Ronan O'Gara, 9 Peter Stringer, 8 James Coughlan, 7 David Wallace, 6 Alan Quinlan, 5 Donncha Ryan, 4 Mick O'Driscoll, 3 John Hayes, 2 Damien Varley, 1 Wian du Preez.
Replacements: 16 Mike Sherry, 17 Darragh Hurley, 18 Tony Buckley, 19 Donncha O'Callaghan, 20 Peter O'Mahony, 21 Duncan Williams, 22 Paul Warwick, 23 Ivan Dineen

Treviso: 15 Brendan Williams, 14 Ludovico Nitoglia, 13 Ezio Galon, 12 Andrew Vilk, 11 Benjamin De Jager, 10 Kristopher Burton, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Robert Barbieri, 7 Benjamin Vermaak, 6 Francesco Minto, 5 Valerio Bernabò, 4 Enrico Pavanello, 3 Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (capt), 1 Franco Sbaraglini.
Replacements: 16 Enrico Ceccato, 17 Augusto Allori, 18 Pedro Di Santo, 19 Antonio Pavanello, 20 Marco Filippucci, 21 Tommaso Benvenuti, 22 Tobias Botes, 23 Simon Picone.