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Munster's semi-final takes them to a 28-degree heat of Bordeaux this afternoon as they look to defeat Racing 92 for the fifth time in seven meetings and set up an all-Irish Champions Cup final against Leinster.
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS CUP SEMI-FINAL: Sunday, April 22

RACING 92 v MUNSTER, Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, 4.15pm local time/3.15pm Irish time (live BT Sport 3/FR2/beIN Sports/RTÉ Radio 1/highlights TG4)

Team News: Today's eagerly-awaited clash will be a record 13th European Cup semi-final for the province and their first trip to the Stade Chaban-Delmas since the famous 31-25 semi-final win over Toulouse 18 years ago.

There are two personnel changes and one positional switch to the Munster side that outlasted Toulon in an epic quarter-final meeting at Thomond Park. In a big boost for the Bordeaux game, Keith Earls returns from a knee injury to make his 150th Munster appearance, slotting in on the right wing.

Simon Zebo is the player to miss out, moving to the bench with Andrew Conway, the late try-scoring hero against Toulon, reverting to the full-back position. The rest of the back-line is unchanged with Sam Arnold and Rory Scannell - one of the province's Player of the Year nominees - cementing the centre roles.

Niall Scannell gets the nod over Rhys Marshall at hooker in the only alteration up front. Dave Kilcoyne, Scannell and Stephen Archer combine in the front row, backed up by dependable second row duo Jean Kleyn and Billy Holland.

Captain Peter O'Mahony, Jack O'Donoghue, who has shaken off an ankle injury from the Cheetahs game, and CJ Stander are the starting back rowers, with Robin Copeland again providing back-up from the bench.

Rhys Marshall, James Cronin and John Ryan provide the front row cover, while former Racing 92 lock Gerbrandt Grobler is poised to make his second European appearance for Munster. James Hart, JJ Hanrahan and Zebo are the back-line options.Meanwhile, Racing 92 coaches Laurent Travers and Laurent Labit have unsurprisingly kept faith with the team that saw off Clermont Auvergne 28-17 at the quarter-final stage. The only change sees tighthead Cedate Gomes Sa replace Ben Tameifuna for only his fourth European start.

South African-born duo Pat Lambie and Bernard le Roux are the only other players included in the XV who did not start January's 34-30 pool victory over Munster at the U Arena. Lambie partners captain Maxime Machenaud at half-back, with the latter kicking 19 points in that last clash with the province.

There is a very familiar face in the second row as former Munster lock Donnacha Ryan pairs up with Fijian star Leone Nakarawa, one of the Paris club's potential match winners. Racing's bench options include two former All Blacks in out-half Dan Carter and outside back Joe Rokocoko.

RACING 92: Louis Dupichot; Teddy Thomas, Virimi Vakatawa, Henry Chavancy, Marc Andreu; Pat Lambie, Maxime Machenaud (capt); Eddy Ben Arous, Camille Chat, Cedate Gomes Sa, Donnacha Ryan, Leone Nakarawa, Wenceslas Lauret, Bernard le Roux, Yannick Nyanga.

Replacements: Dimitri Szarzewski, Vasil Kakovin, Viliamu Afatia, Antonie Claassen, Baptiste Chouzenoux, Teddy Iribaren, Dan Carter, Joe Rokocoko.

MUNSTER: Andrew Conway; Keith Earls, Sam Arnold, Rory Scannell, Alex Wootton; Ian Keatley, Conor Murray; Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell, Stephen Archer, Jean Kleyn, Billy Holland, Peter O'Mahony (capt), Jack O'Donoghue, CJ Stander.

Replacements: Rhys Marshall, James Cronin, John Ryan, Gerbrandt Grobler, Robin Copeland, James Hart, JJ Hanrahan, Simon Zebo."A lot of the guys on the team have played last year (in the semi-final loss to Saracens). It's a massive positive to have that experience. Individuals learn lessons, I think that is what experience is all about. You're going to your second semi-final in two years now, you've been there.

"Obviously this is going to be in France and not Ireland, but you try to learn out of your mistakes. Obviously I wasn't involved last year. It was a totally different team. They played against a quality side who turned out to be champions again but I think if you've got to learn, every single day, we'll take the lessons from that.

"I think Jerry (Flannery) and Felix (Jones) have been fantastic, our performance analyst George (Murray) has been fantastic in terms of guiding me with one or two things that happened last year. We're adapting to change well. I think defensively to not concede a point away from home against the Cheetahs (in the second half last Friday) bodes well.

"We'll do everything in our power. I've a lot of faith in these guys selected. We really want to do it. Anything is possible in a semi. You need to be at your best, I can't stress that enough. To beat Racing in a semi-final would be a huge achievement for us as a side."