The veteran back-rower and tighthead Oli Jager were starters in last Saturday’s rain-sodden win over Ospreys.
Zebre Parma made history by securing their first-ever victory over Munster with a 42-33 bonus-point win in the United Rugby Championship.
Munster has named their team for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship opener against Connacht with new signings Thaakir Abrahams, Tom Farrell, and Billy Burns set to make their debuts.
New signing Billy Burns is set to make his Munster debut against Bath later today in a pre-season friendly at The Rec.
Munster have made four changes from the side that beat the Ospreys last week in the United Rugby Championship quarter-final for their semi-final with Glasgow Warriors, with RG Snyman and Gavin Coombes both dropping to the bench.
Munster have been boosted by the return of plenty of international players ahead of their two-match tour of South Africa.
Munster lock RG Snyman is set to make his first appearance for the province this season against the Scarlets at the Parc y Scarlets on Friday in the United Rugby Championship.
Munster player ratings: The men in red have catastrophically fumbled what should have been a routine win against a plucky Northampton Saints side who found a way to win despite being down to 14 men for much of the contest.
Ulster will be boosted on Friday by the return of some of their World Cup players for their clash against United Rugby Championship winners Munster at the Kingspan Stadium.
