The prestigious Lansdowne Road final kicks off at 5.30pm and will be screened live on BBC Grandstand, Setanta Sports and the Welsh language channel, S4C.

To avoid a clash of colours, Llanelli Scarlets will be wearing their change kit in accordance with Celtic Rugby rule 5.2.18, having scored fewer tries than Munster in the tournaments so far this season.

The game will set two new firsts in respect of the match officials with referee Joel Jutge becoming the first Frenchman to take charge of a Celtic Rugby match, and Scotsman David Changleng will be the first video referee to be employed in Celtic League or Cup, with his decisions being relayed on a giant replay screen for the first time in the competition.

Both sides have named strong line-ups for the final, as follows:

Munster Squad:

Shaun Payne, Mike Mullins, James Storey, Brian Touhy, Rob Henderson, Anthony Horgan, Paul Devlin, Ronan O’Gara, Paul Burke, Jeremy Manning, Peter Stringer, Mike Prendergast, Marcus Horan, Eugene McGovern, Frank Sheahan, John Hayes, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Alan Quinlan, David Wallace, Anthony Foley capt, James Blaney, Gordon McIlwham, Trevor Hogan, Denis Leamy.

Llanelli Scarlets

15. Barry Davies; 14. Garan Evans; 13. Matthew J Watkins; 12. Tal Selley; 11. Aisea Havili; 10. Ceiron Thomas; 9. Dwayne Peel; 1. Phil John; 2. Matthew Rees; 3. John Davies; 4. Vernon Cooper; 5. Chris Wyatt; 6. Simon Easterby ( C ); 7. Gavin Thomas; 8. Andy Powell.

Replacements: 16. David Maddocks; 17. Aled Gravelle; 18. Adam Jones; 19. Gavin Quinnell; 20. Mike Phillips; 21. Gareth Bowen; 22. Salesi Finau

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