Paul O'Connell will lead Munster into the final game of the season in the Magners League clash with The Ospreys on Friday night in Thomond Park, after which they will receive the trophy that marks them out as champions.

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.

MUNSTER continued preparations at University of Limerick yesterday for the second of their pool-defining reverse fixtures against Clermont Auvergne with head coach Tony McGahan describing the Thomond Park sell-out a ‘must-win Cup final’.

Former Leinster openside Niall Ronan will make his Heineken Cup debut for Munster in the number seven jersey on the road at Clermont-Auvergne on Sunday.

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.

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MOTIVATION won’t be lacking when Munster clash with Glasgow Warriors on Saturday night (7pm) in a Magners League clash that marks the re-opening of Thomond Park.

Tony McGahan makes several changes to his Munster squad with six for the Magner's League match against Glasgow Warriors at newly developed Thomond Park next 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.

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).

Tomas O'Leary has held off the considerable claims of Peter Stringer to start beside Ronan O'Gara at half-back in the Munster side to play Toulouse in the Heineken Cup final at The Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

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.

Declan Kidney has made the stunning decision to drop Peter Stringer in favour of Tomas O'Leary for Munster's Heineken Cup quarter-final at Kingsholm tomorrow.

Evergreen Anthony Foley is set to win his 195th competitive Munster cap in tomorrow's Magners League clash with Ulster at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

WELSH referee Nigel Owens will handle Munster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Gloucester in 15 days’ time (ko 5.30pm).

Denis Leamy and David Wallace have been omitted from an extended Munster squad for their Magner's League clash with Ulster at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

Ireland internationals Paul O'Connell, Alan Quinlan, Tony Buckley and Peter Stringer have been released for duty with Munster for Saturday's Magners League clash with Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park (5.30).

STARTING places for Tommy Bowe on the right wing and Mick O’Driscoll in the second row, and a spot on the bench for Paul O’Connell, were the main talking points from the Irish selection to face Scotland in Saturday’s RBS Six Nations game at Croke Park.

Ulster scrum-half Isaac Boss will lead Ireland A against Scotland A in Perth.

IAN DOWLING, out of action since late December, returns for Munster’s crucial Magners League clash with Edinburgh at Murrayfield tonight (7.30) in a make-or-break game for both sides.

Paul O'Connell has been held in reserve as one of seven replacement on the Munster side to play Edinburgh at Murrayfield in the Magner's League on Friday night.

PAUL O’CONNELL is hoping for game time in Munster’s crucial Magners League game away to Edinburgh (Murrayfield, 7.30pm).

Paul O'Connell has been listed in the full Munster squad for the Magners League game against Edinburgh on Friday (7.30pm).

ALAN QUINLAN could make dramatic return for Munster in the province’s penultimate Heineken Cup pool game against Clermont Auvergne on Sunday week.

TONIGHT’S Magners League match between Munster and Connacht at Musgrave Park (kick-off 7.30pm) will be tinged with emotion as a province bids farewell to one of its great servants.

Anthony Foley will make a dramatic return to the Munster side for Saturday's round three Heineken Cup clash with Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park

Kieran Lewis will start for Munster against his former team-mates at Leinster in Friday's Magners League game at Musgrave Park (7.30pm).

Centre Barry Murphy has been included in the initial 25-man Munster squad for the first this season at home to Leinster in the Magners League on Friday.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has made nine changes to his side for tomorrow evening's Magners League clash with Newport-Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park.

Ian Dowling will come in for Anthony Horgan as the only frontline change for Munster at home to Clermont-Auvergne in the Heineken Cup at Thomond Park on Sunday.

Full back Shaun Payne, wing Anthony Horgan, centre Rua Tipoki and prop Marcus Horan return to Munster's starting line-up for their Saturday's opening Heineken Cup game against London Wasps in Coventry's Ricoh Arena , kick-off at 5.30pm.