Celtic LeagueMunster are hoping the harsh lesson they doled out to Glasgow Rugby last week will be repeated in their Celtic League clash against Celtic Warriors at Thomond Park on Friday night.

Coach Alan Gaffney has kept faith in last week's team with only one replacement coming in for David Wallace, who has been called up by Ireland manager Eddie O'Sullivan to the World Cup as a replacement for the injured Alan Quinlan. Gaffney will bring in Colm McMahon at openside flanker to partner captain Jim Williams and Denis Leamy. Tom Hayes will take McMahon's place on the bench.

Last week's win moves Munster to ninth place on the table with only Leinster below them. It is hardly a position the 2002 champions are comfortable in maintaining. Against Celtic Warriors, lying fourth, they must legislate for former Welsh place-kicker Neil Jenkins who tops the statistics table at 103 points so far, all from either penalties or conversions. Llanelli's Gareth Bowen has the best kicking return of 87.18 per cent to Jenkins's 82.33 per cent.

Munster have demonstrated some of the best discipline in the competition. They have had to perform with a man in the sin bin for just 14 minutes over six matches.

Warriors beat Gwent Dragons 19-12 last week, right wing Aisea Havili running in a try and Jenkins adding the rest. But Jeremy Staunton at outhalf, with four penalties and two conversions against Glasgow, continues to impress with 80 points so far, two more than Ulster's Adam Larkin.

Munster must win to harbour any ambitions of climbing into the top four as the competition is almost one third complete. In a statistic-driven sport, Munster's try-scoring is letting them down and with just six thus far have the worst record in the league.

MUNSTER (v Celtic Warriors) D Crotty; M McPhail, M Mullins, J Holland, M Lawlor; J Staunton; E Reddan; S Kerr, A Long, F Roche, T Hogan, S Keogh, D Leamy, C McMahon, J Williams (capt). Replacements: E McGovern, J Blaney, D Sheehan, T Hayes, F Murphy, C O'Sullivan, C Casey.