RONAN O’GARA will captain Munster in Friday night’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park (Sky Sports, 7.30pm).

MUNSTER have been given a huge boost with the news that John Kelly and Trevor Halstead have been restored to full fitness.

Munster coach Declan Kidney makes four changes, from the side that started against Border Reivers, for Friday's Magners League clash with Cardiff Blues.

MUNSTER play the first of their two remaining games, before the Heineken Cup clash with Llanelli Scarlets, on Friday night when Cardiff Blues fetch up at Musgrave Park.

Trevor Halstead, John Kelly and John O'Sullivan will return from injury to the Munster squad for Friday night's Magner's League visit of Cardiff Blues to Musgrave Park.

MUNSTER marched on to their seventh win this season with a forward-inspired victory over a lightweight Border Reivers side in last night’s Magners League match at Netherdale.

Declan Kidney has decided to leave Jerry Flannery on the bench for Munster's Magners League game at The Borders on Friday night.

Declan Kidney has announced a 23-strong squad for Munster's clash with Border Reivers in Galashiels on Friday.

CONNACHT fly-half Paul Warwick is to join Munster at the end of the season. The 26-year-old will be Ronan O’Gara’s understudy next season after agreeing terms with Kidney’s men.

Marcus Horan, David Wallace and Frank Sheahan did not train with Munster this afternoon ahead of their crucial Heineken Cup tie with Leicester Tigers at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Hooker Frank Sheahan will win his 50th Heineken Cup cap for Munster when he packs down against Bourgoin at Stade Geneve on Sunday.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has been able to add Jerry Flannery to an extended 28-man squad for the Heineken Cup clash with Bourgoin in Geneva on Sunday.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has been able to include Anthony Foley, Marcus Horan, Mick O'Driscoll and Anthony Horgan in his extended 24-man squad to travel to Newport Gwent Dragons tomorrow.

Alan Quinlan will know in the middle of next week whether he can play in Munster’s remaining Heineken Cup Pool 4 games against Bourgoin and Leicester in January.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has named a 26 strong squad for the Magners League clash with Leinster at Thomond Park on Wednesday.

MUNSTER coach Declan Kidney is poised to field his strongest available side for Wednesday’s sell-out Magners League clash with Leinster at Thomond Park.

Declan Kidney has made a welcome decision for Irish rugby by selecting loose-head prop Darragh Hurley ahead of Federico Pucciariello on the Munster side against Cardiff Blues in the Heineken Cup at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Munster look like having John Kelly and Barry Murphy back from injury for their Heineken Cup Pool Four game against Cardiff at Thomond Park on Saturday (kick-off: 5.35pm).

Coach Declan Kidney has named a 25-man squad for Munster’s Magner’s League tie with the Neath-Swansea Ospreys at Thomond Park on Saturday evening.

LIFIEMI MAFI makes his first start for Munster in tomorrow’s Magners League clash with Llanelli Scarlets in Stradey Park (Setanta Sports, 5.35pm).

The exciting former Taranaki centre Lifiemi Mafi will make his full debut for Munster against Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park on Sunday.

JOHN KELLY has been released to Munster as the Heineken Cup champions bid to right the wrongs of their recent Magners League programme against Llanelli in Stradey Park on Sunday.

Loyal Munster forward Mick O'Driscoll has won the privilege of leading Munster into action against Llanelli Scarlets in the Magner's League at Stradey Park on Sunday.

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Munster coach Declan Kidney has opted for six Academy players in Darragh Hurley, Tim Ryan, Sean Cronin, Ross Noonan, Gerry Hurley and Tom Gleeson in the squad for Friday's friendly with Leicester Tigers.

BRYN CUNNINGHAM will join the list of Ulster centurions when he faces Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park this evening.

DWAYNE PEEL has been forced to pull out of the Scarlets team for this evening’s Celtic Cup Final at Lansdowne Road with a neck injury (KO 5.30pm).

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JASON HOLLAND plays his 100th game for Munster in tomorrow night’s Celtic League tie with Edinburgh at Thomond Park (7.30pm).

ALTHOUGH Frankie Sheahan is a late defection due to a calf injury, Munster face Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park this evening (5.30pm) confident of a record-equalling 10th successive victory in the Celtic League.

Ireland's Trevor Brennan will be in the second row for last year's beaten finalists Toulouse at Llanelli Scarlets in the Heineken Cup's Pool 3 tomorrow night.

Ireland flanker and Llaneli captain Simon Easterby has been passed fit to take his place as The Scarlets captain for their mouth-watering Heineken cup kick-off at home to Toulouse on Friday night.

England’s Six Nations destroyer Dimitri Yachvili is determined to ruin another title dream when he tackles Welsh giants Llanelli tonight.

Wales coach Steve Hansen tonight named six uncapped players in a 47-man preliminary training squad for the RBS Six Nations Championship.

Wales coach Steve Hansen wants his team to keep control of their own destiny by defeating World Cup opponents Tonga in Canberra on Sunday.

Wales captain Martyn Williams has been passed fit to face New Zealand in Hamilton on Saturday.

Wales coach Steve Hansen beat the IRB 48-hour deadline by minutes as he named his team to take on world champions Australia in Sydney on Saturday night.

Cardiff flanker Martyn Williams will captain Wales in their Lloyds TSB tour game against the Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Llanelli have named a line-up containing 14 internationals for their Heineken Cup clash against Sale Sharks at Heywood Road on Friday night.

Colin Charvis will captain Wales in Saturday's final Six Nations match of the season against Scotland.

Experienced internationals Gareth Thomas and Colin Charvis have been recalled to the Wales squad for next Saturday’s Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship clash against England at Twickenham.

Wales coach Graham Henry was upbeat after leaving out four top players, including Lion Colin Charvis, for the opening Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship fixture against Ireland in Dublin on February 3.