Munster have made eight changes to their starting XV to face the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
The Irish giants are looking to bounce back from a 45-0 defeat to the Sharks in Durban last week.
Ireland scrumhalf Craig Casey and flyhalf Jack Crowley start after joining the team in Cape Town on Sunday, while another recent arrival, Ireland prop Jeremy Loughman, is on the bench.
Casey captains Munster for the second time after leading them in the season opener against the Scarlets in September.
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Academy fullback Ben O’Connor, centre Dan Kelly and winger Seán O’Brien also come into the backline.
There is a new-look loose trio of Tom Ahern, Alex Kendellen and Brian Gleeson, while Fineen Wycherley shifts to No 5 lock.
Munster opted to spend the week in Cape Town before travelling to Pretoria on Friday.
MUNSTER – 15 Ben O’Connor, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Dan Kelly, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Seán O’Brien, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey (c), 8 Brian Gleeson, 7 Alex Kendellen, 6 Tom Ahern, 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Michael Ala’alatoa, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Michael Milne.
Bench: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 John Ryan, 19 Edwin Edogbo, 20 Gavin Coombes, 21 Paddy Patterson, 22 JJ Hanrahan, 23 John Hodnett.
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