Munster coach Johann van Graan has acknowledged the influence of fellow South Africans Johan and Ruan Ackermann on Gloucester, the side Munster face in Thomond Park tomorrow.

Munster head coach Rob Penney is cautiously optimistic Conor Murray will be fit for Munster’s Heineken Cup clash with Gloucester at Kingsholm – and the Lions and Ireland scrum-half’s housemate Mike Sherry is also confident the Limerick native answer the province’s call at 6pm on Saturday.