Munster have made a string of changes to their team for tomorrow's Magners League clash with Connacht at Thomond Park.

Rua Tipoki is the only notable omission from the 26-man extended Munster Squad to play The Ospreys in the Heineken Cup quarter-final at Thomond Park on Sunday.

THE war of words between Munster and London Irish will end today when the two clubs will resolve their differences on the Paul Warwick affair.

MUNSTER increased their lead in the Magners League with a big win over Glasgow Warriors at Firhill last night, with man-of-the-match Niall Ronan claiming three of his side’s four tries.

GRAND Slam winners, Tomás O’Leary and Jerry Flannery, who both started for Ireland in last weekend’s Six Nations decider in Cardiff, are included in an extended Munster squad for tomorrow’s Magners League clash with Glasgow Warriors at Firhill (7:45pm).

Grand Slam winning Ireland scrum-half rivals Tomas O'Leary and Peter Stringer have both been included in a 26-man Munster squad ahead of Friday's away Magners League match against Glasgow.

GORDON D’ARCY will again audition for a Six Nations starting berth this Friday when Leinster go to the Ospreys’ Liberty Stadium in search of a second successive Magners League win in Wales.

It comes as no surprise to see coach Tony McGahan go with the same side that wrecked Sale Sharks last week for their final pool match of the Heineken Cup against Montauban at Stade de Sapiac tomorrow.

Ronan O'Gara has today been named in the Munster side to play Sale Sharks in the crucial Heineken Cup match at Thomond Park on Friday evening.

Munster talisman Ronan O'Gara has been included in the extended squad to prepare for a crunch Heineken Cup clash with Sale Sharks at Thomond Park on Friday evening.

Captain Paul O'Connell, Denis Leamy and Tomas O'Leary are back to steer Munster past The Ospreys in a top of the table Magner's League clash at The Liberty Stadium in Swansea tomorrow evening.

Munster have been boosted by the return from injury for captain Paul O'Connell, Denis Leamy and Tomas O'Leary in a 28-strong Munster squad for the Magners League game against Ospreys in Swansea on Friday night.

FOR several weeks it’s been apparent all is not well with Munster.

Centre Rua Tipoki returns to the Munster side for the first time since mid-November to play Ulster in their Magners League clash with Ulster at Thomond Park on Saturday (7.30pm).

RUA TIPOKI has recovered from a knee injury to make an earlier than anticipated return for Munster in Saturday night’s sell-out Magners League game against Ulster at Thomond Park (Setanta Ireland, 7.30pm).

Mick O'Driscoll will win his 130th competitive Munster cap when he leads the side against Connacht in the Magners League clash on Sunday

Former Auckland Blue Nick Williams joins the Munster senior squad for the first time for their trip to Connacht in the Magner's League on Sunday.

ALL BLACK fly-half Dan Carter has been ruled out of Perpignan’s European Cup game against Leicester on Saturday despite starting a six-month contract for the French side yesterday.

South Africa captain John Smit will lead a star-studded Barbarians side against Australia in Wednesday’s Olympic centenary clash at Wembley.

Ronan O'Gara will lead Munster in the absence of Paul O'Connell as they resume their Magners League campaign against the Scarlets in Llanelli on Friday evening.

RUA TIPOKI and Jerry Flannery are the only notable absentees from a squad of 24 announced yesterday by Munster manager Shaun Payne for Friday’s Magners League game against the Scarlets at the brand new Parc y Scarlets.

David Wallace has been included in the Munster Squad for the Mager's League tie against Llanelli Scarlets in Parc Y Stradey on Friday

MICK O’DRISCOLL will captain Munster when they take on Harlequins A in London on Monday in a warm-up game for their historic clash with New Zealand on November 18.

Denis Leamy will return to rugby as number eight on the Munster side to play Harlequins A at The Stoop next Monday (5pm).

Munster coach Tony McGahan has made 11 changes to his side to play Ulster on Saturday evening when they kick-start their Magners League campaign in Ravenhill.

In-form utility back Paul Warwick has been ushered into the Munster side after Rua Tipoki failed a fitness test for Sunday's Heineken Cup tie at Sale Sharks.

Rua Tipoki and Ian Dowling will to travel for Munster's Heineken Cup clash with Sale Sharks in Edgeley Park on Sunday.

Munster coach Tony McGahan has chosen Peter Stringer and Alan Quinlan for the opening Heineken Cup game against French side Montauban in Thomond Park on Friday evening (8pm).

Munster will begin their quest to retain the Heineken Cup at home to Montauban at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Keith Earls will start at full-back for Munster against Leinster in the biggest challenge of his fledgling career for Sunday's Magners League clash with Leinster at The RDS on Sunday.

Coach Tony McGahan has made six changes to the Munster squad for Sunday's Magners League clash with Leinster at The RDS.

Veterans Alan Quinlan and John Hayes return to competitive action for Munster for the first time this season for Saturday's Magners League game against the Cardiff Blues at Musgrave Park.

Alan Quinlan returns to competitive action this weekend having been named in the Munster squad for the Magners League game against Cardiff Blues in Musgrave Park on Saturday.

Keith Earls will start at full-back for Munster in Sunday's encounter with Newport-Gwent Dragons at a sold-out Musgrave Park.

Denis Hurley returns to Munster's match-day squad as the only change for Sunday's Magners League clash with Newport-Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park.

Munster coach Tony McGahan has announced Paul O'Connell will lead his strongest possible side for the Magners League opener against Edinburgh in Murrayfield on Friday.

Munster has announced its team to face Edinburgh in Friday's Magners League opener at Murrayfield (kicks off at 7.30pm).

IN what is Munster’s first home game since winning the Heineken Cup in May, Tony McGahan has kept faith with 11 of the side that started in last weekend’s impressive 46-22 win over the USA Eagles for tonight’s sell-out friendly with London Irish at Musgrave Park (7.30pm).

Anthony Foley will captain the Munster team to face Glasgow Warriors in what will be his final appearance for the side in Ireland.

TWO valued members of Munster’s extended Heineken Cup squad will miss the May 24 final at the Millennium Stadium because of injury.

Barry Murphy is the only member of the Heineken Cup semi-final match day squad excluded from the Munster squad for the Magners League trip to Llanelli Scarlets on Saturday.

Legendary number eight Anthony Foley will break through the 200-cap barrier for Munster at Ulster in the Magner's League at Ravenhill tomorrow.

Prop Marcus Horan and scrum-half Tomas O’Leary have both been passed fit to play for Munster against Saracens in the Heineken Cup semi-final at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Sunday.

Ronan O'Gara will lead Munster against Leinster in the Magners League clash at The RDS (6.30pm) as Paul O'Connell has been demoted to the bench.