WITH a cloud still hanging over the participation of the French clubs in next season’s Heineken Cup, the possibility remains that this year’s competition could be the last truly representative one for some time.

Munster make seven changes from the side that played Cardiff Blues for the trip to Ravenhill in the Magner's League on Friday night.

MUNSTER second-row forwards Chris Wyatt and Donnacha Ryan are auditioning tonight for a starting place in the Heineken Cup quarter-final against Llanelli.

FORMER Rugby League star Brian Carney looks set to make his Munster debut against Ulster at Ravenhill tomorrow night, but it will be on side shorn of virtually all its international stars.

Brian Carney has been named in a Munster squad for the Magner's League tie against Ulster on Friday night first time on foot of the announcement of his two-year contract last week.

MUNSTER and Leinster hopes of advancing to the Heineken Cup semi-finals suffered major blows in the Stadio Flaminio on Saturday.

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

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.

A bout of illness has forced Barry Murphy and Denis Leamy to withdraw from the Munster side for the game this evening against Newport-Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade.

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.

Leinster and Munster teams announced for tomorrows Magners League matches.

TWO of the country’s oldest and greatest clubs, Garryowen and Cork Constitution, clash once again this afternoon in the final of the ODM Munster Senior Cup at Thomond Park.

Munster have been hit with the withdrawal through injury of John Kelly and Barry Murphy ahead of their Heineken Cup joust with Cardiff Blues at The Millennium Stadium on Sunday.

Captain Anthony Foley and his fellow internationals Mick O'Driscoll, Anthony Horgan and John Kelly return to provincial action for Munster against Glasgow at Hughendon on Friday night.

Munster will look to improve immeasurably from their ordinary 9-8 win over The Borders when they travel to Glasgow Warriors on Friday (7.30pm).

Munster have given first-time full contracts to Welsh international Chris Wyatt, Australian Tim McGann, former Leinsterman Eoghan Hickey, Denis Fogarty, Ian Dowling, Jeremy Manning and Barry Murphy in the official announcement of their Senior Squad for the season 2006/2007.

John Kelly will captain Munster on the occasion of his 138th cap in their opening Magners League tie at the Cardiff Blues on Friday evening.

The Munster squad to face Cardiff Blues in the Arms Park on Friday evening has been announced today.

TOM SHANKLIN may be forced to miss Cardiff’s opening Magners Celtic League clash with Munster at the Arms Park on Friday (7.10pm).

Frankie Sheahan makes his return to the red of Munster for the first time since last October for the Henieken Cup champions' pre-seasoin friendly against Leicester Tigers at Musgrave Park this evening (7.0).

FRANKIE SHEAHAN is delighted to be back in the front row at Musgrave Park tonight (7pm) as Munster take on Leicester Tigers in a pre-season friendly.

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

CHRIS Wyatt has hailed his summer switch to Munster as a “dream move” that could yet save his international ambitions after signing a two-year deal with the Heineken Cup finalists.

Wales and Llanelli international lock Chris Wyatt will join Munster in the summer.

JOHN KELLY is facing a race against time to make Munster’s Heineken Cup final date in Cardiff on May 20 — but it’s a race he’s determined to win.

LAST weekend’s Celtic League fixtures heralded the beginning of a nine-game sequence that will shape the outcome of the season for province and country.

Llanelli Scarlets coach Gareth Jenkins has gone for the experience of Vernon Cooper at number four in his starting line-up at the expense of Adam Jones in the only change for the Celtic Cup final against Munster at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Llanelli Scarlets 23 Neath-Swansea Ospreys 15

Llanelli Scarlets 30 Glasgow 57

Llanelli Scarlets 32 Munster 17

Defending Celtic League champions Llanelli Scarlets upset Munster’s title ambitions with a rousing bonus point win at Stradey Park.

Toulouse 53 Llanelli 36

THE MOST influential player the Heineken Cup has seen since its inception in 1995/96?

Llanelli Scarlets 6 Toulouse 9

Borders 15 Llanelli Scarlets 26

Borders 15 Llanelli Scarlets 26

Neath-Swansea Ospreys 15 Llanelli Scarlets 18

Llanelli Scarlets 36 Glasgow 26

Llanelli Scarlets 51 Leinster 20

Llanelli Scarlets 10 Biarritz 27

Llanelli 3 Biarritz 5

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